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February 23, 2015
A spoken word tribute to women in ministry
Here’s a pick-me-up, brought to my attention by my friends at The Junia Project, in thankfulness to women serving Jesus everywhere: Jeanelle Austin Spoken Word: Thank You: A Tribute to Women in Ministry from Gail Wallace on Vimeo. “This is for the women who walk in their call—no matter their gender, their heart is to […]
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February 16, 2015
Reclaiming Eve: Idelette McVicker’s story
I’m tickled to welcome Idelette McVicker, the editor in chief of SheLovesMagazine.com to share her Reclaiming Eve moment today. Hi, I’m Idelette and I wish I could go to every spot, village and city on the earth to meet our world’s women. I was born and raised in South Africa, which created a deep hunger […]
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February 11, 2015
What I think about the IF: Gathering 2015
The other day I got an email from a friend, a well-educated woman I respect. It said this: “I attended our local IF gathering both Friday and Saturday. I have to admit I didn’t expect much, and was very pleasantly surprised.” I couldn’t have said it better myself. It was easy to look at the pictures of all […]
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February 9, 2015
Audio sermon: Naomi’s story (Ruth 1-4) by Suzanne Burden
A few weeks ago, on the first Sunday of the year, I had the privilege of preaching a sermon on the book of Ruth at Fairhaven Mennonite Church. In the sermon’s first moments, I began by lifting a scarf over my head, and delivering a dramatic monologue from the perspective of Naomi, Ruth’s mother-in-law. (Which made […]
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February 4, 2015
Reclaiming Eve: Cara Strickland’s story
Personal Note: The book Reclaiming Eve: The Identity and Calling of Women in the Kingdom of God and the Small Group DVD continue to stimulate discussion and impact both individual lives and the Church as a whole. Read the whole series of #ReclaimingEve stories here. And many thanks to Cara, who shines light today on those […]
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February 2, 2015
Healing my Lymphedema: part 3
See part one and part two for the backstory on my leg lymphedema. “When I taste your goodness, I shall not want.” Audrey Assad sings those words here, her voice softly yearning, her cry for God to deliver her from so many things all at once: the fear of being lonely; the fear of humility; the […]
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January 22, 2015
Healing my Lymphedema: part 2
See part one for the backstory on my leg lymphedema. “Did you just do that today?” A woman passed me last week as I was getting ready to exit the University of Michigan hospital where I am currently in the middle of three weeks of lymphedema therapy. She was staring at my leg, which was […]
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January 15, 2015
Healing my Lymphedema: part 1
One September 19, a little girl was born without fanfare in Chicago’s Swedish Covenant Hospital. I was the first child born to my parents and the first grandchild for my maternal grandmother. Their joy, however, was tinged by a reality they must face. Doctors huddled around the infant, their tongues buzzing, as they wondered aloud […]
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January 3, 2015
Embracing the New: Practicing Presence in 2015
This morning, I read Sarah Bessey’s new year post about holding fast in 2015, and it reminded me of how faithful God is to speak particular words into particular lives at particular times. What a mercy! Yesterday I shared on Facebook what my 2014 intentions were: Live loved. Be open to new beginnings. What would I […]
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December 31, 2014
Favorite posts from 2014
If I didn’t fully grasp it before, I’ve become fully convinced this year: God loves his daughters. I believe he is, in fact, crazy about them. And that his heart beats to set women and men free through the gospel, arms linked, hearts joined, to spread the good news of his offer of forgiveness and reconciliation […]
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