I rarely pay attention to entertainment news anymore, but this week with the numerous accusations against Harvey Weinstein I almost couldn’t avoid it. I wish I could say I was surprised. I have no idea who this man is (though I’ve apparently seen many of his movies) and I am not surprised that a man […]
Are Men and Women Created Equal?
I just read an article that I’ve seen circulating the past few days about the plight of GenX women. The struggle to make enough money, to save money, to find meaningful work, to find value and worth in a monetary world that has far too often passed us over for men. I could not finish […]
The First Witness
“Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, ‘He told me everything I ever did.’” (John 4:39) For years I studied John 4:1-42 with students at the Scum Study Center. We picked apart the text from the literary context to the poetic imagery to the place where they […]
Jesus and a Mysterious Woman
“A woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which she poured on his head as he was reclining at the table… “Jesus said… ‘when she poured this perfume on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial. Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached throughout the […]
My Name is Leah and I’m a Christian Femi
For months now I have debated just how far to go in this space in identifying myself as a feminist. The word has so many weird connotations with it. Bra burning. Female power. Man-hate. But I wear bras. I love my husband. And I desire to see empowerment for all. And that is what I […]
Meditation on Scripture: Dwelling in God...
When we think of meditation, we may think of many things. Yoga. New Age. Chants. Perhaps even nothingness. Many Christians might be turned off by meditation, because of these things. And it is too bad, because meditation is perhaps one of the oldest spiritual practices of reading Scripture as recorded in the Bible. [Tweet “Meditation […]
Why You and I are Never Alone
I’m part of an incredible ministry called Women’s Walk with Christ and one of our core beliefs is that every woman can hear from the Holy Spirit about her needs and her situation. This is a rare teaching in my experience. So often we default to people. I need to go to a friend, a […]
Devotional Reading of the Bible: Reading...
Of all the spiritual practices we can engage in on our walk with God, none aside from prayer is quite as obvious as reading the Bible. We begin to be exposed to it in our earliest days of Sunday School and continue to learn from it as we come to church on Sundays. I remember […]
How Not to Read the Bible
Of all the spiritual practices a Christian can engage in, I believe none is more likely to be made legalistic than reading the Bible. After all, it is measurable by number of verses, chapters, or books read. We develop checklists and reading plans to track our progress. We can learn more in our reading and […]
We are all Being Changed – What is Chang
My kids love Power Rangers. I didn’t even know Power Rangers were still around until my kindergartner came home from school obsessed with them. It turned out playing Power Rangers was the thing to do on the playground and my son was not going to miss out on that. So, I let him watch some. […]