6 Things You Should Know About (+ A Giveaway!)
1. Election Day Communion This is a brilliant idea that encourages churches across the country to hold communion services on the evening of November 6 so that Christians of all political affiliations...
View ArticleMary Magagula and Evelyn Shongwe – Women of Valor
By Rev. Michaele LaVigneMary Magagula and Evelyn Shongwe are my spiritual mothers and heroes. I met them while my husband and I lived in Swaziland for a year as volunteer missionaries. They opened...
View ArticleSunday Superlatives 10/14/12
Keeping Superlatives short today as I prepare to head to North Carolina and Kentucky next week. Let me know if I’ll see you there! Around the blogosphere...Best Advice:Donald Miller at Storyline with...
View ArticleWhen our interpretations differ…
[Note: We will return to our series on the book of Esther next week, with a discussion on the complex character of Mordecai, after I’ve returned from my travels.]As we discussed last week, the Bible is...
View ArticleBiblical Womanhood Tips
Visit the book page to learn more about A Year of Biblical Womanhood.Tweets about "#biblicalwomanhood"
View Article"A Year of Biblical Womanhood" - Frequently Asked Questions
1. How on earth did you get this idea? Growing up in the conservative evangelical subculture, I was often told that I should strive to practice “biblical womanhood.” In response to second-wave...
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photo by Kristin CliffordToday is Team Dan & Rachel’s ninth anniversary and so far we have celebrated by staying home, eating a frozen lasagna, drinking cheap red wine, and watching SNL...
View ArticleRescheduling Blacksburg
Hey folks! If you were planning to catch me in Blacksburg, Virginia this weekend at Blacksburg United Methodist Church, you should know that we have rescheduled that event (date TBA) due to potential...
View ArticleA Year of Biblical Womanhood Release Week Starts with “The View”
UPDATE: Monday's appearance on The View has been cancelled/postponed due to weather. Will keep you posted. In the meantime, everyone stay safe!This week is release week for A Year of Biblical...
View ArticleYBW Launch Week Giveaway
It's Launch Week!Thomas Nelson is hosting a special giveaway to celebrate the launch of A Year of Biblical Womanhood this week!If you buy A Year of Biblical Womanhood book before Saturday November 3rd,...
View Article5 Reasons You Should Read My Book Before Forming an Opinion About It
Note: Some of the links in the post are broken; we're working on it! Thanks for your patience. Borrow it from a library or a friend if you must, but please read my book before you publicly praise or...
View ArticleThank you.
The words of encouragement many of you shared today on your blogs brought me to happy tears. I wanted to try to contact each of you directly, but I knew I’d forget someone, so let me use this space to...
View ArticleThe View
Hey folks! So we’ve rescheduled my chat about A Year of Biblical Womanhood with the ladies of The View for Thursday, November 1 at 11EST/10Central on ABC. Use #BiblicalWomanhood if you want to tweet...
View ArticleThe View from Times Square
While most people were rushing to get out of New York City, Dan and I were rushing to get in. We were scheduled to appear on The View Monday morning to talk about A Year of Biblical Womanhood, and had...
View ArticleMy Grandmother, Oneta – A Woman of Valor
By Christiana PetersonI remember her hands the most. Her knuckles and joints were knotted and twisted, bent from years of painful arthritis.But that’s not why I remember them.I recall the way she...
View ArticleSunday Superlatives 11/4/2012
Yep. I know it's actually Monday. Welcome to my life. :-) Around the Blogosphere...Most Relatable: Tired of Bronco Bamma and Mitt Romney(for the back-story, see this "apology" from NPR)Most bizarre:...
View Article“Let us put away our swords and our sound bites”
http://electiondaycommunion.org/You can’t take communion over the internet. Not really. And that’s okay. One of the things I love about Christianity is the physicality of sacraments like communion and...
View Article“Biblical Womanhood” and the illusion of clarity: a response to Kathy Keller
Sounding the shofar for Rosh HashanahI have been overwhelmed and overjoyed by the positive response I’ve received to A Year of Biblical Womanhoodthus far. Your reflections and reviews have brought...
View ArticleMelodee – A Woman of Valor
By Lindsay HolifieldIt was in the dry, barren desert in Arizona. I was barely seventeen, but my emaciated body seemed much younger.I was fifteen years old when the eating disorder began and I had...
View ArticleMrs. Pate - A Woman of Valor
By Kari Baumann My favorite high school memories take place in the library: lounging by the magazines, Quiz Bowl practice, the time I spent reading The Lord of the Rings at a table in the fiction...
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