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As a woman whose vocation is in the context of local church ministry, I have the honor of working alongside many pastors on a day to day basis. Which is why when there is a breaking headline in the Christian … Continue reading →

When you have feasted day after day on junk food, come home, plop on your couch and your greatest extent of daily exercise is picking up the remote control….you can easily pass up the delicious meal that is waiting in … Continue reading →

A few nights ago, I read this post called “when you want to do great things for God”….From one hope-to-be “warrior mom” to another…. I found much of this post encouraging and thought some of you may too. I love … Continue reading →

Take a few moments to sit and think about a time in life that you experienced bone aching, earth shattering grief. Perhaps it was the night that you realized your marriage was empty and lonely, seemingly hopeless. Maybe it was … Continue reading →

“Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.” Mark 9:42 Notice that Jesus … Continue reading →

I am so thankful for the few Saturdays Roosevelt family came over to help get my grandparents moved in or help us dust/clean/scoop water out of our living room. It has been such a blessing. The last six weeks have … Continue reading →

While waiting in the airport today, I caught a news story of a woman beheaded by a man in Oklahoma and the reporter emphasized the man who did this as a muslim. Stories like this stir such deep fear. Fear of the … Continue reading →

250 years of slavery. 90 years of Jim Crow. 60 years of separate but equal. 35 years of racist housing policies. Does that explain everything? No. Does it mean something? Yes.  The Backseat Passenger: A close friend and dear brother … Continue reading →

Instituting a “don’t be friends” or “don’t be alone with women” policy will not fix the problem of how men and women relate to one another. That was a statement I made in my last post, but I thought it … Continue reading →