by Renee Embree | May 7, 2019 | Opinion
I’ve been stirring conversations about important topics churches have been better known for ignoring – sexuality, LGBTQ, child abuse, women in leadership, #churchtoo. I have to tell you: It’s been incredibly rich and rewarding to see God at work in the middle of the...
by Merianna Harrelson | Apr 2, 2019 | Opinion
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. I wonder if, amid the new life blooming all around us, we still have room left to hope that we will stop hearing #metoo and #churchtoo stories. I wonder if we have room during the darkness of Lent to hope for the light of...
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 Laura Landgraf | Feb 28, 2019 | Opinion
Pope Francis compares child sexual abuse to human sacrifice. Think about that for a moment. The comparison is appropriate. But it’s worse than that. We who were abused by leaders in the church continue to live. We didn’t die of our injuries on the altar of sacrifice....
by Merianna Harrelson | Feb 26, 2019 | Opinion
Sunday mornings in many Southern Baptist churches reveal a powerful picture of patriarchy with the male leader standing in the pulpit offering reflections and interpretations of the Holy Scripture while the congregation listens in silence and reflection. But the...
