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Leaving Home: Escaping the Stay-at-Home Daughters Movement (by Samantha Field)
© 2013 Donnie Nunley, Flickr | CC-BY | via WylioWhen I was doing my research for A Year of Biblical Womanhood, I encountered the stay-at-home daughters movement within fundamentalist Christian circles....
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Sunday Superlatives 7/27/14
Around the Blogosphere…Most Thoughtful: Brenda Salter McNeil’s thoughts at the Marriage & Family Summit “In the story of the woman at the well, the very first thing the woman says to Jesus is,...
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I don’t always tell you
I don’t always tell you about the mornings I wake up and feel the absence of God as though it were a presence—thick and certain, remembered all over again the way you remember in the morning that...
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Inside Mark Driscoll’s disturbed mind
[Content note: crude language, slurs, misogyny, homophobia]I haven’t blogged about Mark Driscoll in ages. In the past, I’ve been critical of his bullying tactics and his views on sex and gender, but...
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From the Lectionary: 5,000 Companions
© 2008 Joel Penner, Flickr | CC-BY | via WylioI'm blogging with the lectionary this year, and this week's reading comes from Matthew 14:13-21:Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat...
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Melinda Gates on the importance of access to contraception worldwide
So I've been working on a project related to maternal health for the Nashville-based, nonprofit organization Hope Through Healing Hands, and in my research, I bumped into this very cool 2012 TED Talk...
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Sunday Superlatives 8/3/14
Around the Web….Most Relatable: Sadie’s (Now-Viral) Existential Crisis Most Practical:Susan Silk and Barry Goldman with “How Not To Say the Wrong Thing”“Draw a circle. This is the center ring. In it,...
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On Forgiveness and Abuse
© 2009 Rick Harris, Flickr | CC-BY-SA | via WylioNote: Healing from abuse is a long and difficult road and requires a lot of “offline” work. If you have experienced abuse, or are in an abusive...
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From the Lectionary: Present in the Chaos
© 2013 Renaud Camus, Flickr | CC-BY | via WylioI'm blogging with the lectionary this year, and this week's reading comes from Matthew 14:22-33Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go...
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Sunday Superlatives 8/10/14
© 2008 Martino!, Flickr | CC-BY-ND | via WylioAround the Blogosphere…Funniest:Pete Reynolds at McSweeney’s with “A Meteorologist Works Out Some Personal Issues During His Forecast” “Are you going to...
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Pay Attention to #Ferguson: Some Resources
Social media has transformed the way we talk about injustice, and as events unfold in Ferguson, Missouri, we’ve been reminded once again of the pervasive and systemic racism that is present in the U.S....
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On Race, the Benefit of the Doubt, and Complicity
© 2014 Elvert Barnes, Flickr | CC-BY-SA | via WylioThe morning after the jury reached a verdict in the Trayvon Martin case, I watched the sun rise over snowcapped mountains from the coffee shop at the...
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Mental Illness & The Church: An Interview with Amy Simpson
Last month, I asked readers what topics you wanted to read more about on the blog, and one of the top responses was mental health and the Church. So I scheduled this interview with Amy Simpson days...
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This Is How God Handles Our Doubts (by Ed Cyzewski)
Today I am excited to share a guest post from my friend Ed Cyzewski, adapted from his new book,A Christian Survival Guide: A Lifeline to Faith and Growth, which is just $2.99 on Kindle/Nook today...
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Bi The Way: 7 Tips to be Inclusive of Bisexuals in Christianity (by Eliel...
Today we welcome to the blog my friend Eliel Cruz. Eliel is a bisexual Christian covering bisexuality for The Advocate and is co founder of The Intercollegiate Adventist GSA Coalition. Eliel frequently...
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“A Year of Biblical Womanhood” just 99¢ today!
The ebook version of A Year of Biblical Womanhood is just 99 cents today, so if you’re looking for a Labor Day weekend read, hop over to Amazon,Barnes & Noble, etc. to check it out. Some reviews:...
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"Too Heavy a Yoke": An interview with Chanequa Walker-Barnes about the...
Today I am thrilled to introduce you to Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes, a theologian and psychologist whose mission is to serve as a catalyst for healing, justice, and reconciliation in the Christian...
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“God and the Gay Christian”: An Invitation
Later this week (or maybe next week), I’ll be sharing a post I’ve been working on for months now entitled, “Why I Changed My Mind About Same-Sex Relationships.” The post has been a long time coming,...
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The Other Lie (by Lisa Sharon Harper)
© 2005 Gianni Dominici, Flickr | CC-BY-ND | via WylioBelieve it or not, this week marks one month since the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, an event which sparked protests across...
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Barefoot in Phoenix (and my fall speaking schedule)
I’ve updated the events page to include my fall 2014 speaking schedule, and as you may have noticed, it’s a bit thinner than in seasons past. After speaking at more than seventeen events last spring,...
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