Following is my favorite poem, “The Invitation” by Oriah. Hadn’t read it in a while, then picked it back up this afternoon as certain phrases kept ruminating in my busy head… It doesn’t interest me what you do for...
After God created Adam He declared, “I will make an helpmeet for him…” (Genesis 2:18) What exactly is a “helpmeet”? I developed my own offbeat translation of “helpmeet” in my early 20’s as I secretly...
These are my babies, 7 years ago this month…at the height of their innocent glory. In honor of Mothers Day and lessons learned from my children continuing to raise me, I have come up with Twelve Reasons to Learn at the Feet of Our Children:...
Building upon what I’ve shared in the last couple of posts, regarding the “new” way Jesus the man taught and treated women, I want to share my thoughts on one of the most intriguing and least-understood figures in the New Testament…the...
Today Jeff and I taught our daughter’s Sunday School class a group of eager and restless 12 and 13 year-olds. Because it’s Easter Sunday, we tag-teamed the story of the last days of Christ’s life: the washing of the apostles’...
What was the “collective ideology – prevailing thought “consciousness” – about women back when Christ walked the Earth?We all know that the Pharisees and Sadducees (the guys in charge) were very rule bound very...
I am in love with the little book, Jesus Calling by Sarah Young. It’s so inspiring the way it’s crafted, being written as if Jesus is speaking directly to you, in a daily devotional format. Apparently the intimate exchange in Sarah’s...
I heard this”greatness” list on a group teaching call recently and loved it. I love it because it affirms my position that “average”, “status quo”, “getting by” and “doing pretty good”is...
Ok, so you know how I talked in my “mother earth is shifting” postabout being in the most amazing conference (Ignite Your Spark) a few weeks ago and how I “love-love-LOVED” the way it streamed passion and exuberance into...
