God gave me a rose, A delicate thing and beautiful, Trembling in the breath of God, Tearful in the showered rain.
KEEP READINGChristians are used to hearing about Joseph and Mary, usually around Christmas. Then, they’re the supporting cast, and Jesus is the focus. They certainly don’t often come up in conversations about Christian marriage. Perhaps they should. If we pay attention, Joseph and Mary point us toward what makes a good marriage.
KEEP READINGBeing married to her is the greatest happiness a man could feel. I could never love anyone more. My only desire is to love her and provide for her. I have made sacrifices for her, but she is worth every single one. I always want to be there for her. I want to save and protect her. I want to shield her from worldly dangers. She is my woman, and I want to be her man.
KEEP READINGGod of ages has called me to the Second Mile,
To walk with my sisters through the Valley.
I pray for the strength and the good courage to continue the walk.
To be there in the darkness, to be there in the light,
The Second Mile is to be there.
KEEP READINGThere are many others more qualified than I to represent a theological and philosophical apologetic for an “egalitarian” or “mutuality” point of view regarding women in the church. As someone who a decade ago experienced my first wife leave me, leading to divorce, I realize my personal life could also be seen as a less than-convincing egalitarian argument. If anyone talked with Carol, my wife, who loves me despite my blindness and insensitiveness, I would be further exposed as a very imperfect example of an egalitarian husband.
KEEP READINGThis story, from the point of view of a young girl, is about the collective responsibility of the church—male and female alike—to examine the type of environment we create not only through our theological stances, but also through our daily actions and interactions, so that we may make the church a safe and healthy place for girls and women.
KEEP READINGWhen the star in the sky is gone
When the kings and the princes are home
When the shepherds are back with their flocks
The work of Christmas begins—
Why am I here and not there?
I am HERE because I have been THERE.
KEEP READINGFrom its earliest times, the church has struggled to be a space in which women and girls can think positively about their identities as Christians and the reality of their female bodies.
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