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...
“And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.” (Genesis 1:3) God said, and then there was. Our Creator spoke life into existence. We have the same power to speak lifeinto our own little worlds. We also have thecapacity...
