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June 13, 2014
For the childless and parentless this Father’s Day (and those who love them)
Do you have one? A Father’s Day game plan, that is. After posting “For the childless this Mother’s Day (and those who love them)”, I received heartening comments and understanding on Facebook, on the blog, on twitter—and most heartfelt, stories that arrived via private message. There are some things that are hard to speak of […]
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June 7, 2014
Reclaiming Eve: Natalie Wilson Eastman’s story
Natalie Wilson Eastman (MDiv, DMin) is the author of Women, Leadership and the Bible: How Do I Know What I Believe? A Practical Guide to Biblical Interpretation and a member of the Redbud Writers Guild. She has served as a full-time youth minister to girls and women; worship leader and team developer; missionary to East […]
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June 4, 2014
“When We Close Our Wombs” on Christianity Today’s Her•meneutics
A month ago, I joined millions of women who have gone before me, making the difficult yet freeing decision to close my womb through surgery. After getting married at age 35, I unsuccessfully tried to conceive a child for over five years. And then my general reproductive health issued what felt like an ultimatum: I […]
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May 29, 2014
Reclaiming Eve: Maya Angelou’s story
And so the entire world is waving, saying goodbye for now, to one of its great treasures: Maya Angelou. This week I wrote a short post on giving Eve back her agency, empowering God’s daughters, made in his image, to serve on his behalf. I believe that silencing or marginalizing women keeps them from living […]
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May 26, 2014
Dear Church: How will you respond to #YesAllWomen?
Did you miss the twitter-storm Sunday? The #YesAllWomen hashtag started trending after 22-year-old Elliott Rodger killed 6 in California last Friday and left 13 injured. His eerie video on youtube, announcing his “Day of Retribution,” railed against women for not giving him sex and affection. He called himself “The supreme gentleman” and said, “If I […]
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May 21, 2014
What are you reading? (volume 1)
What are you reading—and why? (Tell us in the comments.) In an attempt to start the conversation, I nabbed six books off of the floor piles stacked in my office. In case you are wondering, yes, I do read six books at a time. Or at least parts of them. Really. The Practice of […]
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May 12, 2014
A few thoughts on bandaging the wounds of the childless
I have never felt more exposed. After posting my recent experience on closing my womb and realizing the finality of not being able to bear a child biologically, the reactions have been mixed: Some read it and cried and thanked me for helping them become sensitive toward the childless in church. Others have or understand […]
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May 8, 2014
For the childless this Mother’s Day (and those who love them)
You will forgive me if I did not turn to greet you this morning as the pastor instructed. Part of me wanted to, but the other part heard the church leader greet you and your baby right before service. “Your baby should be in the church dedication on Mother’s Day!” he said. You replied: “Actually, […]
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April 30, 2014
What we talk about when we talk about women in church: part two
“Women are built to be housewives,” he said. “Women are not married to their houses,” I said, aghast. “Women who work in their home are homemakers.” Where did this teacher of God’s Word get the idea that women are “built to be housewives”? From Titus 2:4-5: “Then they can urge the younger women to love […]
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April 26, 2014
Reclaiming Eve, Out and About
A few weeks ago in church, I started chatting with a man named Mike. “I’m reading your book,” he said. (Anytime a brother says this, I want to stand up and shout.) Smiling, I asked him what he thought. “At first I wasn’t sure what to think,” he said. “But then I started reading it. […]
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