The Price of Being Mary
Holy Chutzpah Mary is big lately. This week, I read a blog post about Mary by a woman trying to discover a Mary to identify with. She
December 22, 2016
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How Advent Teaches Us to Find God In the Feminine
For most of my life, I didn’t understand the significance of Advent. It paled next to Christmas. And I felt the same indifference for Advent
December 12, 2016
“Do You Hear What I Hear?” Hearing the Call to Justice in Mary’s Song
I once stood in front of 65 of my students and read Mary’s song from Luke 1:46–55 loudly, with the emotion of protest. I asked
December 10, 2016
Movie Review: The Nativity Story
Despite the positive reviews I had heard of The Nativity Story, I went to the movie prepared to be a critic. After all, I thought,
December 10, 2016
Pregnant With A Calling To Lead
A few years ago, my daughter landed the starring role of Mary in her school nativity. My heart thumbed in my chest as she took
March 8, 2016
Mary, Did You Know?
Parenthood is a (presumably lifelong) state of wishing and hoping, and what-ifs and wondering. It starts with pregnancy. What if something goes wrong? Let’s not
December 22, 2015
There’s Something About Mary
Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and
December 16, 2015
Teach us, Mary: The Authority of Women Teachers in the Church in Light of the Magnificat (Luke 1:46–55)
Several years ago, when my family had moved to a new city, we contacted a nearby church that had been recommended to us and we
July 31, 2015
Mary’s Story: Gift and Choice
Several years ago I got an idea for a biblical novel; placing myself in the world of Mary the mother of Jesus’, I would write
February 6, 2015
Mary, God’s Servant: Her Story Retold
The New Testament is the earliest source for Mary. Galatians, possibly written around 57 AD, speaks of Jesus being “born of a woman” (Gal 4:4);
February 2, 2015