During these challenging days there are many things we can’t do. But there are also so many things we can do to bring healing and peace to ourselves, others, and the world. We may connect with others online and on phone calls, participate in worship services online, do some kinds of work online, read inspiring […]
Category: She Lives!
Badass Women of the Bible: Inspiration from Biblical Women who Challenged and Subverted Patriarchy, by Rev. Dr. Irie Lynne Session
Have you ever heard of Sheerah? Well, I’ve been in church all my life, and I hadn’t heard about her until Rev. Dr. Irie Lynne Session featured her in a sermon at The Gathering, A Womanist Church. Then I learned more about Sheerah in Dr. Irie’s new book, Badass Women of the Bible. Sheerah’s story […]
First and Second Timothy and Titus (Paideia Commentaries on the New Testament), by Dr. Christopher R. Hutson
Bad theology and biblical misinterpretations kill people. We’re seeing that now during this coronavirus pandemic when pastors keep holding large church gatherings because they believe that it’s God’s will, that “the Bible says it and that settles it.” Teaching that subordination of women is God’s will is also bad theology that kills bodies, minds, and […]
Spiritual Truth in the Age of Fake News, by Rev. Elizabeth Geitz
What is truth? This is an urgent question at the current time. What is the truth about the coronavirus? What is the truth about political candidates? In this age of multiple, widely divergent new sources and social media, it’s often hard to discern truth. But this is not a new question. When Jesus said “Everyone […]
Equity Live 2!
The second “Equity Live” features Rev. Dr. Alfie Wines, who initiated events on the theme “I Wish Someone Had Told Me: Women Gifted and Called to Ministry and the People Who Love Them.” Starting with these events and her blog article on the Equity for Women in the Church website, she developed a book titled […]