Questioning an Unspoken Holiday ‘Tradition’

Questioning an Unspoken Holiday ‘Tradition’

The Christmas season officially began with Mariah Carey’s “All I want for Christmas is you” blaring in every department store and supermarket. Now that Jesus is here, we’ll need to change our tune and address the emotional and physical labor of the holiday, which is...
Why It’s OK to Have Mouthy Women in Your Church

Why It’s OK to Have Mouthy Women in Your Church

When I was little, I was taught Jesus loved me because the Bible told me so. Little ones to him belong. I was the weak one; he was the strong one. When I was baptized, I was taught that I now lived a life to be modeled by his, dying to self and beginning a new life....
The Countless Women Lost to History

The Countless Women Lost to History

Many of the women have been lost or simply forgotten. That’s the sad, but persistent, reality that I’ve uncovered over the last 30 years in piecing together my family’s history during the past four centuries. As chronicles have been kept, the record is more often than...