by Laura Landgraf | Mar 8, 2019 | Opinion
Brandy was petite, with fiery red hair, a generous laugh, a quick tongue, an agile mind. A spitfire. She fairly sizzled with energy, this woman I first met over the phone when I called the game on my child-molesting dad. I had waited until my children were in school...
by Jennifer Lau | Mar 6, 2019 | Opinion
“I don’t know where I would be without the Casa.” These are the words Maria (not her real name) shared with her prison spousal support group, which meets regularly in a little room on the upper floor of the Casa de la Amistad (Friendship House) in Cochabamba, Bolivia....
by Pam Durso | Mar 5, 2019 | Opinion
Back in the fall, Baptist Women in Ministry (BWIM) adopted a theme for 2019: “Find Your Voice and Use It.” The choice now seems both descriptive and prophetic. The year began with the swearing in of 127 women members of Congress; 102 in the House and 25 in the Senate,...
by Meredith Stone | Mar 4, 2019 | Opinion
There was a time, not all that long ago, when I would not stand in front of a group of people and say the other F word. No, not the one you’re thinking of! I’m talking about the F word that has a tendency to raise so many eyebrows in evangelical churches and the...