Holy Week Women
At Passover we celebrate how God used Moses to deliver Israel from slavery how his staff kept them from drowning in the Red Sea We
April 22, 2014
Topic: Poetry
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Renunciation
Could Mary have refused, when it was offered her, left her fingers open around the gift, releasing the weight of it from the palm of
December 20, 2013
Jeanne D’Arc
(Et toi, que réponds tu à l’amour?) As with Mary, it was the sound of angel wings that broke the silence. My ears rung with
December 20, 2013
Spirit of Pentecost
Joshua wasn’t sure how far things should go. He liked that Moses led. He liked standing guard while Moses entered the tent and served as
June 6, 2012
“Is this not the Messiah?”
Of all the literature produced by the early Syrian church, the most prized was composed by Ephrem the Syrian, often called “The Harp of the
April 13, 2012
An Open Letter to Women in Seminary
Dear Friends, Seminary can be a mixed bag for women. You likely encounter a confusing blend of support, apathy, and even downright hostility—perhaps all in
January 4, 2012
Words that Still Burn
Crack the book that Re-rewrites history And grow new eyes to Legal injustice As a girl I watched Color decide The lines between human and not
September 14, 2011
Father Knows Best
Father’s Day was earlier this month and, like many of you, I attended church and heard another variation of a Father’s Day sermon. Over the
June 29, 2011
I am Saint Apphia
You are probably among the masses of people who have never heard my name. It is mentioned in only one sentence in Holy Writ. There
October 27, 2010
A Kingdom in Crisis
The king was desperate. He was a God-fearing man and from his youngest age he had sought God. Now, trying to rid God’s people of
April 1, 2009