Suppose you were to create something in your own likeness- what would you put into it? Some of us have had the blessing of having children (it’s good to remember that it is a blessing, not a promise or guarantee)- and we see features that are ‘like us’, and often, characters and tendencies that are ‘like us’.
Read MoreIn teaching myself to think Biblically and deeply about gender, this book has proven to be a winner!
Read MoreWhy should a Christian summer camp engage the topics of gender and sexuality in relevant and biblical ways? Join us as we dialogue about this and a lot more!
Read MoreWe turned the page on the calendar. It’s the time of resolutions, re-solutions, solutions. Becoming resolute. As we read and reason together, let’s be resolute in our determination to see ourselves loving with the generous love of Jesus and thinking wisely and Biblically in light of our times. We can “think, think, think” as Winnie the Pooh says.
Read MoreYesterday was transgender awareness day. How can we grow in awareness, not just of a day on the calendar, but of what is going on in our minds and hearts as we share space on this planet? How can we become more cognizant of our unconscious bias or misperceptions? I think it comes with humility and curiosity.
Read MoreIf you spent a day in the summer with me out at Camp Ray Bird you’d see a hundred plus children and teens each with their own story. I want to share one snapshot of one day when my path crossed with a young boy at camp.
Read MoreIt’s an incredibly sacred space to sit with young women and really paint a picture of a God who knows them, loves them, planned for their unique gifts as females. In a culture with confusing language and messaging around the topic of gender, we sit and speak plainly from the Bible. It’s such a cool time that I wish you could all be there for a bit!
Read MoreIf ideas are the engine of our thinking, and our thoughts eventually morf into our beliefs, and our beliefs get worked out into our actions…then we need to spend some time “ideating” in Genesis- the beginning of gender.
Read MoreWhen I’m at odds with the person across from me, I’ve been encouraged by this author (and others) to respect, listen well, and be humble and willing to admit if I’m wrong. Wanna read along with me?
Read MoreGathering- the verb. Seeking others out purposely for community and relationship. We need more times like this.
Read MoreFor so many I know, this woman provided a live, large and in color, visual aid of what a passion for Jesus and His word looked life in a real life. Her love for Jesus helped form me and mature me. I’m so grateful.
Read MoreTen years ago, I said to my pastor, “I think the Evangelical church is going to split over whether or not same sex marriage is biblical”. That prompted some interesting discussion. The statistics are startling just a decade later.
Read MoreWe shout it everywhere: no, No, NOOOOO! When did we become the people of the no?
Read MoreToday is National Coming out Day. How is the space around you? Welcoming? Loving? Warm? Listen well to those around you.
Read MoreToday I’m fifty seven and am revisiting why I began to blog at all. And why should I continue? What is there left to say? Is there still something worth discussing? I believe the answer is ‘yes’.
How can I (or we) think through Pride month? Pride parades? Pride events? I’m a straight, cisgender, Christian, holding to a historical, Biblical sexual and gender ethic, and I want to examine this from every nuanced angle with the utmost humility. Want to think through this with me?
Read MoreToday it’s obvious how we celebrate bring a couple. Flowers, chocolate, dinner, and cards. To bad, so sad, if you are single today. How can we, as Jesus followers, love and celebrate our single brothers and sisters?
Read More“Who will care for me when I am sick? What about as I near death?” He posed the question to those around the table.
Read MoreIn a church culture where our nuclear family often holds our first loyalty and our last thoughts. Jesus says, “not in My kingdom”. My Kingdom looks out for the poor. My Kingdom looks out for the orphan. My Kingdom cares for widows. My Kingdom sees and honors the bond created by the Spirit between us.
