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Women of Valor: An Essay Contest and Giveaway
“A woman of valor who can find?She is worth far more than rubies.” - Proverbs 31:10 Eshet chayil—woman of valor— has long been a blessing of praise in the Jewish community. Husbands often sing the line...
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Women of the Gospels: “Martha, Martha” by D.L. Mayfield
Today we continue our Women of the Gospels series with a guest post from an incredibly talented writer I only recently discovered. D.L. Mayfield—who blogs here and contributes to Timothy McSweeney's...
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Sunday Superlatives 8/19/2012
Around the Blogosphere... Most Thought-Provoking:Richard Beck with “Your God is Too Big” “I think too much focus on God's awesomeness leaves us ill-equipped to see God's smallness in the world....
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Ask an Indigenous Theologian (Response)
Last week, as part of our popular “Ask a...” series, I introduced you to Dr. Randy Woodley, a teacher, a writer, a missiologist, an activist, a poet, an historian, a former pastor, a Cherokee, a...
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How to follow Jesus…without being Shane Claiborne (repost)
This week turned out to be crazier than I’d planned. Today I’m headed to Nashville to shoot the book trailer for A Year of Biblical Womanhood. The next stop is Jackson, Tennessee to speak at the First...
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Sarah – A Woman of Valor
Sarah – A Woman of Valor by Jenny Everett King We met in Sunday school, in a moment that could have been the beginning of a coming-of-age friendship movie. In a smaller than small Vermont town, I was...
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Sky - A Woman of Valor
Sky – A Woman of Valor By Jonathan C. It started with an End. An end to all of the fun, that is. We had been having a grand time at the restaurant, but I said it was time to go, and one of my...
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Sofia - A Woman of Valor
image by Emily Allen Sofia – A Woman of Valorby Emily Allen She slipped into the kitchen where I was crisping bacon and flipping pancakes for a group of thirty people arriving to my house to share...
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Confessions of an accidental feminist
I always laugh a little to myself when I receive a Google Alert informing me that someone on the internet has criticized me as a “bitter, angry woman” intent on destroying the Church with my “radical...
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Mala – A Woman of Valor
We continue our Women of Valor series this morning with a special contribution from Joy Bennett, who sent this story to us this morning from Sri Lanka, where she and a fantastic team of bloggers are...
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Hulda Nite – A Woman of Valor
Left to right: Hulda Nite , Ralph Nite, and Gladys Nite Hulda Nite – A Woman of ValorBy Liz Myrick I always pictured her with leathery hands, fingers calloused and worn from years in the kitchen. I...
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Dr. Chaney – A Woman of Valor
Dr. Chaney – A Woman of ValorBy Hope Estes, Claire Nieman, and Heidi McElrath Dr. Chris Chaney is constantly found in the company of stories. And whether they involve racial reconciliation, sexual...
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"I am a Woman of Valor"
I am a Woman of Valorby B. I am a woman of valor. Too many years I spent shackled by fear and shame, telling myself and others that I was no good, that I was unworthy of love; but somewhere in the...
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Ra Noe - A Woman of Valor
Ra Noe, A Woman of ValorBy Jessica Goudeau(Photos by Kelsi Williamson) For our Women of Valor series, we’ve been partnering with the talented artisans of Hill Country Hill Tribers. For our final...
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Women of Valor Series
As requested, below is the collection of winning essays for our Women of Valor series. Thankfully, the series isn’t over! We had so many amazing contributions that I’ll be featuring at least 10 more...
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God's Little Princess Bible?
Let's just hope Princess Tamar is not included... My friend Susan sent me this photo, taken with her cell at a local warehouse club. In my opinion, this is why we need better conversations about the...
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Were Jesus, Peter, and Paul interpreting the Bible wrong?
Today we conclude our discussion of Peter Enns’ excellent book, Inspiration and Incarnation, as part of our series on learning to love the Bible for what it is, not what we want it to be. We’ve...
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Ask a transgender Christian...
Today, as we continue our popular “Ask a...” interview series, I’m pleased to introduce you to Lisa Salazar, a Christian who is transgender. Lisa was born in Colombia, grew up in California and moved...
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Giving away a little happiness today! (Win a copy of “Happier at Home”)
“Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure, nor this thing nor that, but simply growth. We are happy when we are growing.” – W. B. Yeats As a rule, I don’t like self-help books. I don’t think...
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God and our political platforms...
In a rare unscripted moment at the Democratic National Convention this week, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa called for a voice vote to pass an amendment to the party platform reinstating...
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