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Why patriarchy won’t survive the information age…
“The pastor opened a manilla file folder and slid out a few sheets of paper. I spotted my name on the folder, Facebook-blue across the top of one page, and my blog header on another. My mind raced as I...
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Grieving together
There’s no doubt about it; social media has changed how we receive and process news. We’re all stunned, heartbroken, angry, and saddened by the news coming out of Connecticut today, news that at this...
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Pearl Odema Tomlinson – A Woman of Valor
by Rev. Cheryl R. ThomasWhen her sun freckled hand reached out to pick up the beautiful bottle with the yellow girl molded to the top, I gasped. When she put that bottle into the brown paper sack of...
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God can’t be kept out
Those little Advent candles sure have a lot of darkness to overcome this year. I see them glowing from church windows and on TV, in homes and at midnight vigils, here in Dayton and in Sandy Hook. Their...
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Sarah Hawthorne Jones – Woman of Valor
Photo by Courtney PerryBy Tony Jones In a few months, my mom will turn 70. She’s raised three boys who are now a doctor, a lawyer, and a theologian (one of these things is not like the other!). She...
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Mary, the Mother of God
an excerpt from A Year of Biblical Womanhood:"Mary, she moves behind me She leaves her fingerprints everywhereEverytime the snow drifts, every way the sand shiftsEven when the night lifts, she's always...
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“A Year of Biblical Womanhood” $1.99 on Kindle
Not sure how long this sale will last, but right now on Amazon you can get A Year of Biblical Womanhood for your Kindle for just $1.99. You can download it here. In other fun news, Tony Jones just...
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A (Blogging) Year in Review
From the beginning, blogging has surprised me. I never dreamed it would lead to so many career opportunities, never dreamed it would connect me to such wonderful people, never dreamed it would start so...
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Sunday Superlatives – The Best of 2012
Let’s just imagine it’s Sunday...and 2012... shall we? Best of Twitter: Kim Kierkegaardashian Honest ToddlerBible Students SayPeople of the Year: Malala Yousafzai, a young Pakistani activist who as...
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Best Christmas Present Ever
My dad put his Hebrew training and artistic abilities to use this Christmas by making these beautiful “eshet chayil” plaques for the Held women of valor. Mine has taken a prize spot in our living room....
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Help me make the blog better in 2013
Last year was a record-setting year on the blog (7.3 million pageviews!), but there’s always room to grow and improve. So I’ve set aside this first week of the new year to brainstorm, schedule, plan,...
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2013 Speaking Schedule
As promised, I’ve updated my speaking schedule, which this year will bring me to a lot of cool places, from Blacksburg to Portland to Cozumel. Winter/spring is just about as booked as I’d like it to...
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Mom – A Woman of Valor
By Kristen RuddGrowing up in Houston, after-church Sunday dinner was a hard and fast ritual for my family.Sometimes, we went to Luby’s, and stood in the snaking cafeteria line with all the other church...
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Sunday Superlatives 1/6/13 - Epiphany
Prayer for Epiphany: O God, by the leading of a star you manifested your only Son to the peoples of the earth: Lead us, who know you now by faith, to your presence, where we may see your glory face to...
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Sexuality & The Church – Some Introductory Remarks & A Prayer
Today we begin a yearlong series on Sexuality & The Church, and I want to start by simply setting the tone. As we enter this discussion together every Monday, my prayer is that we will keep these...
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Ode to the Turquoise Wonder
Wreath compliments of our neighbor, John. You got me from A to B—a flash of turquoise that people around town recognized as me,drawing friendly honks, waves, and the occasional gossip when spotted at...
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Four Myths about Louie Giglio’s Inauguration Prayer (or lack thereof)
Myth #1: Louie Giglio was banned from praying at the inauguration.It appears that Giglio actually withdrew his acceptance to pray the benediction, though it’s possible the Inaugural Committee pressured...
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Kathleen France – A Woman of Valor
By Abby Norman ***A wife of noble character who can find?You will find her sitting at the end of the dining room table. It has been her seat since before I was born. My mother sits in this seat in the...
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Sunday Superlatives 1/13/13
Prayer for the Day:“Father in heaven, who at the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan proclaimed him your beloved Son and anointed him with the Holy Spirit: Grant that all who are baptized into his...
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