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December 21, 2014
REMIX: A video discussion of Mary for Evangelicals: who was the mother of Jesus? part 3
What a journey we’ve taken into the heart of who Mary is—a multi-layered character painted through the lens of the gospels. Determined to help us ignore Mary and her story no longer, author Tim Perry has given us a beautiful look at the mother of Jesus. Catch the first two video discussions here: Video 1: […]
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December 19, 2014
REMIX: A video discussion of Mary for Evangelicals: Who was the mother of Jesus? part 2
The more I read about Mary, the more grateful I am for her story. In part 1 of this book discussion, we talked about how Matthew presents her as a side character, while Luke’s portrayal of Mary places her in a starring role, showing us that the marginalized are not marginal in God’s kingdom.. Watch […]
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December 16, 2014
REMIX: A video discussion of the book Mary for Evangelicals: who was the mother of Jesus?
I’ll just say it: evangelicals in general seem to be oddly afraid of Mary the Mother of Jesus. Last December, I walked through an enlightening book that sharpened my perspective on Mary—and I’m thrilled to share the discussion again with you this year. This three-part series will open our eyes, challenge our assumptions and hopefully, […]
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December 12, 2014
An audio interview for the Church on Reclaiming Eve
This week, I had the pleasure of talking about the value of girls and women on the GirlfriendIt radio show and podcast with cohost Patty Lynn Wyatt. We talked about the two choices women face in the Church of Jesus when claiming their identity: Eve and woman as defined by her sin: easily deceived, dangerous […]
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December 2, 2014
30 days of thanksgiving, volume 6 (the final edition)
See post #1, post #2, post #3, post #4 and post #5 (the book edition). I would say that all good things must come to end, but as a follower of Jesus, I simply do not believe that to be true. Quite the contrary, actually. I hold hope in my heart, instead, that every glimpse of light and grace […]
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November 24, 2014
30 days of thanksgiving, volume 5 (the book edition)
See post #1, post #2, post #3 and post #4. In case you haven’t already noticed, I am a bibliophile. A lover of books of all kinds. As I mentioned in a previous post, I relate to the writing of Lauren Winner in her memoir, Still: Notes on a Mid-Faith Crisis, where she said that every book is a […]
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November 17, 2014
30 days of thanksgiving, volume 4
See post #1, post #2 and post #3. I am sitting on my blue couch, even now, and watching little bits of snow fly. And I am praying, dear God, help me not to complain about snow. Not to put too fine a point on it, but as you can tell, we survived the polar vortex from […]
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November 10, 2014
30 days of thanksgiving, volume 3
See post #1 and post #2. Years ago when at one of my lowest points, I did the least likely thing: I began filling the pages of a notebook with things I was thankful for. It was a dark time, and my counselor suggested that regular journaling of thanks would help. Of course, I couldn’t see […]
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November 3, 2014
30 days of thanksgiving, volume 2
EXCERPT from post #1: “Part of me wishes I could say life got easier after that, and that I eventually drew another picture of Jesus and I hand in hand, walking chummily through life. But, alas, no: Jesus is still carrying me. I’m still unclear on the future as far as permanent ministry is concerned; I […]
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November 1, 2014
30 days of thanksgiving, volume 1
Oh, Father, I prayed, please remind me of the ways your grace is showing up in our lives. A year or more ago I drew a picture of Jesus and me, while a group of women in addiction recovery around me scribbled their own, each of us trying to express something that is hard to put […]
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