Do you ever feel like you can’t quite find the category that you fit into? I’m currently doing a Facebook live video series with my dad on women in the church to facilitate a healthy discussion on God’s heart, our response, and why any of …
In the world of science and technology, the greatest inventors and innovators are those who are willing to think beyond the apparent limits of reality. From aviation to advances in medicine, we owe much of our modern existence to those who questioned assumptions, were willing …
There’s nothing quite like a good bout of discouragement. You can’t help breathing in the sweet aroma of suffering, savoring each sip of uncertainty. Nothing beats the warm fuzzies of financial or medical crisis, or the melodious moments of family division and dissonance. We can’t …
I just watched this brief message by Ashley Matthews on Gender Equality in the church. (I highly recommend as a launching point for rethinking what it means to support women, especially in church culture.) Of all the things she said, what resonated most with me …
You might think of extroverts as the life of the party, the center of every gathering. Maybe you picture them laughing with every friend and mingling with ease, or walking up to new people to introduce themselves without a trace of nervous sweat. Maybe the …
Today was one of those days I had stacked precariously high with to-dos. My kids had a half day for parent teacher conferences so I thought it would be the PERFECT time to visit a friend in MA that we haven’t seen in awhile. Aside …
In the past two years I’ve surprised even myself a little by self-publishing two books (Gray Faith and How to Be a Moon). As a stay at home mom for 9 years, this is the closest I’ve gotten to any kind of career in the …
You know how youtube makes you watch those ads? Of course you know. I usually have my finger poised to click the “skip” button like a trigger-happy Annie Oakley. But this Kate Spade ad made me stop. Each of the women in this video were …
Dear men in the church, Some of you may be aware that there’s a teensy little debate over the role of women in the church. Should women be elders? Should they be allowed to teach? Can they be involved in leadership? To what extent? And …
Four+ days in a cabin with 10 adults and 7 children has taught me many things: don’t put your cup of water down without marking it as yours; be cautious of trying to use the bathroom during a game of hide-and-seek; and if you play …