Whatever happened to Wisdom? In all my years growing up in church I never heard of God as Wisdom. I never heard God referred to as “She,” even though the Bible uses Wisdom as a female personification of God and refers to Wisdom as “She. “Happy are those who find Wisdom. She is more precious […]

Words matter. Recent events in our country show the power of words to incite prejudice and hatred. Words of love, justice, and peace have greater power. Words we sing have the greatest power to bring transformation because the music embeds the words in our memories. Devi Vaani sings stanzas 2 & 3 of “Come to […]

Words matter. Recent events in our country show the power of words to incite prejudice and hatred. Words of love, justice, and peace have greater power. Words we sing have the greatest power to bring transformation because the music embeds the words in our memories. This is the season of carols. We can contribute to […]

For more than 30 years my mother, Eva Aldredge Henley, advocated for the ordination of women deacons and pastors in her West Texas Baptist church. But that still hasn’t happened. She didn’t live to see this happen—at least not on earth. One of her church friends wrote in the memorial service guest book: “She’s a […]

My good friends Kathe Schaaf, Kay Lindahl, and others in the Core Circle of Women of Spirit and Faith give us an inspiring message about “a paradigm shift that will embrace women’s leadership and strength.” This shift is happening because “both men and women are standing up for the dignity and respect of all women.” […]