Category: gutsy girls
It's funny how these things come full circle in our lives. While working on the message about the need for women to find their identity in Christ, instead of in their relationships with others, I've been thinking a lot about ...
Boyfriends, Bad Ideas, and the Bella-Katniss Continuum: Jenny’s Message on Identity in Christ
I was SO blessed to be able to speak at my beloved Mission Covenant Church last Sunday! The topic was how cohabitation hurts women and children, but we focused on the why--WHY do women get involved in relationships they know ...
We're on the second week of the study I'm facilitating on "Half the Church," and I'm loving the discussions we're been having. I've been so blessed by the insights the women in my community have, and the stories they share. However, this has ...
Natasha and Sophie’s Radical Challenge
If you've read this blog for long, you know how much I loved "Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream" by David Platt. Well, my friend Natasha loved it too, and blogged through the entire book. Now, she ...
Can I make a generalization? Women sell themselves WAY short. To themselves, as well as others. I remember the first time I wanted to teach a Bible study (and I use this term loosely) for adults. I was petrified. I reasoned that surely ...
Junia Is Not Alone
Anabaptist or not, Scot McKnight comes out swinging in his bite-sized eBook defending women in ministry, "Junia is Not Alone." I. Loved. It. Of course it contained the solid, thoughtful scholarship we've come to expect from McKnight. But what blessed me about ...
Crocheted Afghans and Other Coverings: The Women Who Shaped Me
In my last post, I talked about some of the godly men who have had a profound influence in my life. Now it's the women's turn. Yesterday, as I was studying, a cold draft came through the window, and I ...
The Name That Grace Bestows
This article is incredible. A district in central India held a renaming ceremony for girls who had been named Nakusa or Nakushi--Hindi for "unwanted." In that district, there are currently only 883 girls for every 1,000 boys, due to gender-selective ...
Making Space for the Female Voice
Women are natural communicators. No one doubts this, really, and a quick, unscientific glance at the blogosphere confirms the female desire to enter into the conversation about important issues impacting our world. But why are so many of these bubbling ...
When Women Snap: The Good, the Bad, and the Preventable
It seems like an epidemic nowadays--women being pushed to the point that they can no longer cope with their circumstances. When they cease to function normally, and create a whole world of upheaval for themselves and others. This is not always ...
“It’s more dangerous to be a woman than to be a soldier…”
The PBS documentary "Women, War & Peace" will be starting tonight. I never watch television, but I will be watching this. Check your local listings to see what time it will be on in your area. Watch the full episode. See ...
Liberia, the Nobel Peace Prize, and Me
On Friday, three women were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their commitment to women’s rights. Two of those women, President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and Leymah Gbowee, were from Liberia, the country I called home for most of my elementary school ...
Have you heard of Katie Davis? The 19-year-old class president and homecoming queen from Nashville, Tennessee who "quit her life" to begin a ministry in Uganda and become a foster mother to 14 girls? Katie's new book was released on October 4th, and ...
God, Girls, and Redemption: The Girl Effect Is Good Theology! Plus, a FREE GIVEAWAY!
"My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior. For he hath remembered the lowly estate of his handmaiden...He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree...He hath ...
See you later, Skip…
Yesterday a very special lady slid from this world into the next.And there was a REALLY big party in heaven. :-DSkip Peterson was an incredible lady, feisty, fun-loving, and as sharp as they came. She was a veritable spiritual Library of ...
Change Her Life, Change the World.
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Katie Davis Throws Down the Gauntlet
Well, I was going to write a blog post today, but I stumbled across one that was FAR better than anything I was going to write, and decided to share that with you instead. It has nothing to do with ...
The "F" Word
The word "feminist" seems to have fallen out of favor, in even the most egalitarian circles. If I had a quarter for every time I heard the phrase "Oh, I wouldn't call myself a feminist, but..." I could probably subsidize ...
