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Top 10 Misquoted Lines From C.S. Lewis: Well this is interesting. And sure makes me want to do better at checking my source when quoting someone. You Too; A Call To End Violence Against Women: Violence against women is a pervasive issue, and the women in our churches are not immune. Mary Kassian writes about how violence

6 Reasons I Value Shepherding Women…

A few weeks ago I accepted the position of part-time Women’s Ministry Pastor at my wonderful church. My husband has been serving as a Children and Family Pastor there for about two years and ministry to this church body has been a joy for us. I can’t express how much I love my church. It

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What Can The Church Learn About Sexual Harassment: The recent Bill O’Reilly scandal has opened up an opportunity for the church to think through how we respond to these matters. And this article is a great starting point to this conversation. Beware Of Broken Wolves: Wow. Yes, this is sooo out there and extremely important to

Women And Jesus…

Last fall I had the privilege of speaking to one of the Women’s Ministries at my church about Jesus. More specifically I spoke about women and Jesus – a broad yet wonderfully heartening topic. I got to study and dissect a piece of Scripture I had read and heard a thousand times before and yet knew very little

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Dear Women’s Ministry, Stop Telling Me I’m Beautiful: This is all kinds of good and I hope it’s message many church’s receive. And I wish I wrote it! When our eyes turn to His beauty instead of pandering to ours, insecurities die…When our minds think about who He is instead of who we are, we

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The Cosmic Importance Of Sunday School: This is such an important read, so please read it! I’ve often said that I wouldn’t want to have to choose between my seminary education and my childhood years in Sunday school, but if forced I would choose Sunday school each time. Mothers In The Church: Hear ye, hear ye

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On Daughters And Dating – How To Intimidate Suitors: “Instead of intimidating all your daughter’s potential suitors, raise a daughter who intimidates them just fine on her own. Because you know what’s intimidating? Strength and dignity. Deep faith. Self-assuredness. Wisdom. Kindness. Humility. Industriousness. Those are the bricks that build the wall that withstands the advances

Biblical Womanhood – Women And Their Sister’s And Brother’s (Part 6)…

I hadn’t been a Christian very long before I began working at a church. And when I got the job, I felt very out-of-place. I was rubbing shoulder with pastors and people who I thought knew everything about the bible and had it all figured out. Which made me feel like I shouldn’t be there.

Biblical Womanhood – Women And The Family Of God (Part 5)…

We live in a feminism driven culture, and so this conversation is a touchy one. But the culture didn’t invent the church nor did it invent the family unit. God set up both and therefore it is His right to have rules for how it ought to work – given the fact that He loves

Biblical Womanhood – Women And Marriage (Part 4)…

As a women who grew up with parents who separated which brought on some pretty heart-wrenching experiences, it’s tough to write about this. However, I have found this study helpful as my husband and I write a new chapter of marriage into the heritage of my family. And I hope its helpful for you also. ______________________________________ Although my example of