Posts by writingjoy
This Is My Body: A Peek at What I’m Reading for life: unmasked
Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. For my flesh…
Read MoreSanta’s Halloween Costume and More Everyday Gifts
Today I join Ann in looking back on the previous week and giving thanks. She’s traveling with Compassion International to Ecuador this week. Follow her trip every day on her blog. We dodged a stomach flu bullet last week – only one of the five in our family caught it. I had to reschedule quite…
Read MoreSaturday Evening Blog Post, October 2011
Today I’m joining Elizabeth Esther’s monthly link-up “The Saturday Evening Blog Post.” It’s a chance to highlight our favorite post from the previous month and find new bloggers. Elizabeth and I had the chance to spend a few days together at the Relevant Conference last week, and she suggested to me that one of my…
Read MoreA Complementarian Blind Spot? Some Questions for Male Church Leaders
A couple of weeks ago, I critiqued the Together for the Gospel (T4G) conference leaders for underestimating the spiritual gifts and needs of women. Some readers have asked why go there – why did I pick on T4G and their take on Christianity? Why don’t I just go to a conference that invites women to…
Read MoreI Am Not Your Holy Spirit
I sit in a room crowded with women passionate about advocating for the voiceless as the panel spoke on how to communicate on the topic of social justice, creating empathy, and writing calls to action. I’m wouldn’t say it out loud, but in my arrogance I think I might have something to contribute to the…
Read MoreI’m Afraid of God: on Sacrifice, Pain, and the Sovereignty of God
Have you ever been afraid of God? I have. I am afraid of God. I live my faith-life in Calvinist circles, where they (we?) believe in what they call the sovereignty of God. They believe that unless God has His hand in every single thing that happens, He cannot be God. Many of them take…
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