One of my favorite biblical female divine images is Ruah, the Hebrew word for “Spirit.” Ruah gave birth to the universe. She’s first found in Genesis 1:2: “The Spirit of God was moving over the face of the waters.” The word in this verse translated “moving,” (rachaph) is used to describe divine action only one […]

DeShay W. Freemyer-Jackson, Minister of Music for The Gathering, A Womanist Church, presents a creative arrangement of “Sister Spirit Shows the Healing Way.” Thank you, DeShay, for all the ways you share your abundant talents. This song is dedicated to my marvelous sister, Dr. Anne Morton, “who is always by my side,” showing “the healing […]

“Wisdom has built her house; she has set up its seven pillars. She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table” (Proverbs 9:1-2). Happy are those who find wisdom and those who get understanding, for her income is better than silver and her revenue better than gold.  She is […]

There’s plenty of bad news these days. We can easily list all the bad things happening in our world, and I don’t deny them. But focusing on them gives them greater power. What about the good news? I invite you to focus on the good things happening in the world. Nicholas Kristof, New York Times […]

DeShay W. Freemyer-Jackson, Minister of Music for The Gathering, A Womanist Church, sings “Join with the Spirit.” Posted with gratitude for DeShay’s abundant gifts and graces! Refrain: Join with the Spirit, join with the Spirit, rising, join with the Spirit; She will empower our rising. See those women’s rights denied, She will empower our rising; […]