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Hi friends! I finally decided to take the plunge and set up a Facebook Page. That way, I can post all sorts of interesting insights, articles, book recommendations, and other stuff related to the topics I address on this blog without turning my personal profile into something resembling Equality Depot. To get it going, I [...]

My friend Pam and I spoke at a women’s conference in Moose Lake, MN last weekend, about the “waves of adversity” we all face in our lives. I’ll be posting follow-ups for the next couple weeks, so the women who were there (and anyone who wasn’t!) can continue to chew on and discuss the topic. [...]

Precious friends, I hope you live your lives in the joy and freedom of Christ. But just in case you need a reminder, I’m going to say it again: Watch out for those mutilators of the feminine heart, those people who say you must do this, must be that, must change who you are and [...]

Hey friends! I need your help. I’m trying my darndest to go girl-boy-girl-boy on the editorial calendar for the Equally Yoked series, since marriage involves both women and men, and gender equity is kinda the point. But apparently I know more female bloggers than males, and the submissions have been–well–not exactly equal. I’ll need more [...]

I got the call yesterday. I’ve been accepted into the M.Div program at North Park Theological Seminary, my denomination’s school! *breathes into paper bag* I’m elated. And terrified. And praying HARD for scholarships, so I can afford to do this without taking out more student loans than I can pay off before retirement. (Laugh if [...]

And the winner of the Kindle is… *drumroll* Anonymous, because my subscription service only collects email addresses, not names. (Oops. Note to self: switch over to Mailchimp before my next giveaway. How anti-climactic!) I’ve emailed the winner for their contact info (not to mention their name), and will get the Kindle shipped out, stat! Update: [...]

Hi friends! Just a reminder, today is the last day to enter the Kindle giveaway. Sign up for email updates for your chance to win! I’ll draw the winner from the January subscribers first thing tomorrow. (Well, actually, I will be using a random number generator to choose the winner. But yanno…) Same deal for [...]

Between holiday merriment, the traditional Thanksgiving sickies (my family always seems to get sick around Thanksgiving), and end-of-semester busyness, blogging has taken a backseat lately. I thought I’d pop in to say hi, though, and share my “recipe” for super-powered chicken soup, in case anyone else could benefit from a batch. (And I use the [...]

Last night I saw Sheryl WuDunn, co-author of Half the Sky, speak at a local college. While it was fun to see one of my journalistic and humanitarian heroes in person, what I found really interesting were the questions people asked her during the Q&A following the presentation. Perhaps the college atmosphere played into it, [...]

It hasn’t been raining for 40 days and 40 nights, but it’s been close! My house out in the country is high and dry, but the mayors of the Twin Ports of Duluth and Superior have declared a state of emergency due to flooding. Please pray–for our people, property, and local businesses. I’m afraid there [...]

“Can a mother forget the baby at her breast, and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you!” – God, Isaiah 49:15 Here’s to a God who loves us even better than a mommy, weeds and all!  

In case you’ve been hiding under a rock for the last few days and haven’t seen Invisible Children’s viral film about Joseph Kony, I’ll embed it here. Go ahead and watch it. I’ll wait… Of course there has been a flurry of negative responses to the video too, some of them very valid. But seriously? [...]

I hope you all had a fabulous Christmas! I had a wonderful time, and even realized that is possible–and rather relaxing–to go over a week without opening your computer (as long as you’re on vacation)!  The bad side of that is that you’re getting this very timely guest post from the wonderful Tim about a [...]

My crazy schedule delayed me posting this, but here is the promised guest post by my fellow Redbud Vivian Mabuni. It ties in with my previous post on Christ and culture, and raises the question of how our cultural lenses impact the way we read and teach scripture. I love Vivian’s perspective! Lamb Tongues I [...]

‘Tis the season for frantic busyness, so I’m recycling a post that I wrote about this time two years ago. Tomorrow, I will be featuring a related guest post from my fellow Redbud Vivian Mabuni. How much of our belief system is dictated by scripture, and how much is dictated by our culture? Can we [...]

Emotional abuse is one of those sticky topics that Christians don’t like to talk about a lot. We prefer to stick to clear-cut, black-and-white issues, and emotional abuse doesn’t fit neatly into the categories most of us are familiar with. (Although I would contend that it does–check out Colossians 3:8, Matthew 20:25-28, Ephesians 4:29…The list [...]

Today’s guest post is from my fellow Redbud Connie Jakab, a writer, dancer and Culture Rebel from Calgary. I’ve loved her posts on bullying, and asked her to write something to share with you. THIS is amazing and insightful: If I wanted to destroy a woman…. I wouldn’t use physical pain. Women can get through [...]

Hi cyber-friends! (Doesn’t that sound a little bit like “Spider Friends?” I loved that show when I was little–but if you’re under 30, and have no idea what I’m talking about, just forget I said anything, okay?) I thought I should tell you (now that it’s halfway through the week) that my parents are in [...]

Hi friends, I have an urgent request for you. Jeff Goins has been popping up all over the blogosphere for the last several months, but I remember him as the sweet, red-headed guitar player from one of the CTI Music Ministries teams my husband trained back in the day. A nice kid, real sharp, with [...]

Hi all! Sorry to be AWOL for so long, but in the time since my last post I have: Gotten through the JAM and all its attendant craziness. Applied to (and been accepted to!) Northwestern College. (Paperworkpalooza!) Started two new, large-ish writing projects. It’s one of the writing projects that I need help with. It deals [...]

I’ll be making some changes around here over the next couple weeks. Hold tight, dear readers, and don’t be freaked out if you log on and find something that looks completely different. Thanks! Read more at http://jennyraearmstrong.blogspot.com.