Our county recently made history, when the governor appointed our first female judge. Down below the clock tower my boys can see from their bed, deep inside the recesses of the old, architecturally impressive building, one woman sits on the bench. Her co-workers and her equals, only men. The thing about being a judge…
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An Open Letter to Rachel Held Evans
Hey Rachel ~ There is something special about meeting a person who has been so influential in your life, and who has so profoundly changed your belief system. So if you have any ideas on how I could meet Rob Bell, I’d love to hear them. But really, meeting you was the reason the phrase…
Diving Deep to Love Well
“Unless they see the reality, they will not understand.” – Half the Sky Opening our eyes to true reality is essential to authentic love. Wanting to understand who people are and why their lives have the shape that they do is a prerequisite to honest relationship. Brokenness and pain don’t just drop out of the sky…
How 3 Books Turned Me Into A Feminist
“I think she’ll be a good pastor,” I said. We were talking about my friend, who was headed to seminary. The reply came swift, full of certainty and disapproval. “The Bible is clear that women can’t be pastors, so if she gets that wrong, what else is she going to get wrong?” ***** I…
Women, Submission, Slavery, and Esther
“They are totally submissive.” The men handle the finances. The men make the decisions. The men have all the authority. They obey the men. “They are totally submissive.” ***** When the church preaches female submission and male authority, what, exactly, are they preaching? Is there such a thing as being too submissive? Does the…
Guest Posting at From Two To One
I am so excited to be posting over at From Two To One’s place today. I’ve gotten to know Danielle over Twitter and can’t wait to meet her for real at Story! “Lonely housewives are called that for a reason.” So said my mother-in-law. My husband started a new job a couple of months…
We Have To Re-Frame the Sexuality Discussion
If you didn’t know, there has been controversy on the internet this week, imagine that! Once again, it centers on women and submission. Two opposing views on what it means to be male and female have collided. The fundamental issue at hand is something that permeates our churches, and needs to change. The framework we…
Abolishing the One-Piece Rule
Though you have done nothing shameful, they will want you to be ashamed. – Wendell Berry My stomach is sexy. If I don’t suck it in, I look like I’m 3 months pregnant. Which is, like, the sexiest look ever, right? Oh – and what about my salacious thighs…..that really just look like nondescript…
Links for the Weekend
A smattering of links I’ve bookmarked because they were interesting, entertaining, or otherwise worth a read. These are links to all the posts I’ve tweeted about (and therefore are my favorites) because of #mutuality2012 this week. Much thanks to Rachel for heading this all up. I have learned so much and been so inspired from…