There’s seems to be quite a “princess” phenomenon circling in Christian culture these days. Laura Robinson, intern at Christians for Biblical Equality, wrote an insightful column in the most recent CBE newsletter addressing this topic. I’m posting the balance of it here. She addresses the “conviction-free reminder: you are a princess because your Father is… Continue reading princesses or priests
The visual input we receive every day about who women are or should be is overwhelming. The messages we receive in our churches are much more subtle, but often still difficult for many. How can a woman confidently find her unique identity in the flood of conflicting images? The following is a re:view of a… Continue reading re:view – other women
For those of you who, like me, are at present journeying through an unmapped valley toward an unknown destination, I share this encouragement. A friend gave me a book of Puritan prayers and devotions by the above title this weekend. And while “vision” is a word that gets thrown about in all sorts of leadership… Continue reading the valley of vision
Last weekend, Andrew Marin and friends from the Marin Foundation intentionally spent time at the Chicago 2010 Gay Pride Parade. You might not guess it but Andrew, author of Love is an Orientation, is a conservative Christian determined to build a bridge between Christians and the gay community. The team wore t-shirts that simply said,… Continue reading love is an action
Ironically, I have a new addition to last week’s list. While visiting a church recently, (I’ll not say when or where) I heard a message in which the pastor spoke from Ephesians 3:20. “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is… Continue reading bumper sticker scripture – part 2
I think humans in general have a habit of condensing thoughts into little catchy phrases. It makes them easier to remember if we can fit them on, say… a bumper sticker. “Christians aren’t perfect… just forgiven.” So, I suppose it’s understandable that we can do the same with Scripture. But much like the secret to… Continue reading bumper sticker scriptures
A few weeks ago I was really struggling with where I am in this uncertain season of life. I wrote a post called “I go back and forth” that detailed how my personal fears had seeped into questions about my faith. I was flooded with comments, Facebook messages, and emails. All were encouraging. Most shared… Continue reading questions of faith
I’m very proud to let you know that my sister has recently started a new blog called Lawless Grace. She’s passionate and really knows her Bible. We don’t always agree on all points, but we do agree that we love wrestling with theological ideas. As pesky younger sister I’m compelled to point out that she… Continue reading lawless grace
I find it interesting how people pray – particularly some of our wording and phraseology. It occurred to me that we talk differently to God than we do anyone else. I say things like, “God, we just ask you to just show us what to do.” I would never say to a friend, “Susan, I… Continue reading words of prayer
Fast Company has an interesting article by Dan Heath, author of Switch – How to Change Things When Change is Hard. The article, Want Your Organization to Change? Put Feelings First takes on the traditional school of thought which says that you must educate people to get them to change, and suggests that instead you… Continue reading feelings first
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