I read a recent blog post about girls growing up being told they are too boisterous, too loud, etc. It resonated so much with me. I remember so keenly the feeling of being forced into a box…..or like a square peg being pounded into a round hole. One time, I …
At some point in our journeys, some of us have to wrestle with the fact that our gifts do not conform to traditional roles. I loved…and still love…to teach and preach. I saw numerous examples of women in ministry and leadership positions in the Bible. I was encouraged by the …
I remember several conversations in which I argued vehemently that women should not be in leadership positions in the church. I pondered the hypothetical dilemma of a presidential choice between a woman who represented biblical values vs. a man who did not. I was flummoxed by my husband’s mild criticisms …
A covenant is a legal binding of two parties; a means of creating a legitimate relationship between two unrelated parties. “Covenant is ….a widespread legal means by which the duties and privileges of kinship may be extended to another individual or group, including aliens.”(Scott Hahn, Kinship by Covenant) After the fall, God …
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I like to provoke people…into thinking, though it often provokes anger. There are times I will overstate to cause a reaction that then moves into thinking. I don’t sugarcoat and am a fan of raw honesty. I made such a raw, honest, provocative overstatement on Facebook. I am being convinced …
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