Recently I was gifted a copy of Freedom to Flourish by Elizabeth Garn in exchange for a review (honest of course). Elizabeth and I became friends through a group that connects women who have been to seminary. Our backgrounds and work are somewhat different but it is a joy to fellowship and especially to read […]
Posts in the women and theology category:
Porch Conversations – Inaugural post
Kevin and I discuss sun rooms, the ways that blind people read, the definition of home, and how to honor history when the historical markers have disappeared. Listen to the Porch Conversations.
Sermon: I Will Praise the Lord
“I Will Praise the Lord” is a sermon based on Leah’s response to her circumstances, specifically the fact that even the blessings of God were not enough to make Jacob love her. Sermon text: Gen. 29:15-35: 15 Then Laban said to Jacob, “Because you are my relative, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell […]
What Does He Do?
I have wrestled for some time with questions about how to address a topic that is near to my heart; and I feel that it is time for me to do my best with it, however it comes out. When I was in seminary, there was a great focus on women in ministry. I feel […]
A Woman Named Salome
While doing my Easter Bible study, I came across a name I had never noticed before. It is the name of one of the women at the tomb. Two of the women were named Mary. That is something I have known for a long time. The third woman’s name is Salome, pronounced Sal-o-may. I decided […]
women and college
I have a very firm policy regarding theology: I cannot argue against it if I haven’t first read it with an open mind. It is with that policy that I read a blog post entitled 6 Reasons Not to Send Your Daughter to College. I must admit up front that I have biases. I am […]