Author Archives: carolyncustisjames

“The full flourishing of God’s sons requires and even depends on the full flourishing of his daughters. It works both ways.” —Malestrom After all the talk, the promotions, and the waiting, the 2015 Missio Alliance Conference lived up to every … Continue reading →

If I ever doubted the reality of the malestrom’s destructive powers in the lives of men and boys or the need for a book that addresses this threat, the day’s headlines—just about any day’s headlines—easily quell such doubts. This week … Continue reading →

“Unchristian patterns of culturally conditioned models of masculinity are the norm for many Christian men, with disastrous and, far too often, tragic consequences. By surveying the diverse biblical landscape with wisdom, insight, and conviction, Carolyn Custis James calls for a … Continue reading →

Trouble arrived in the mail today. And the truth is, I’ve been looking for it. UPS dropped off the envelope containing the advance copy of my new book. Malestrom: Manhood Swept into the Currents of a Changing World is my sixth … Continue reading →

April 11 has never been a day on the calendar that held special meaning for me. All that changed last year. On April 11, 2014, I was a patient at Fox Chase Cancer Center—groggy from surgery and commencing what proved … Continue reading →

The Missio Alliance welcome mat is out for the Synergy Women’s Network, and we are walking through that door! May 7-9 is our first opportunity to join this national gathering. Besides promising to be an outstanding conference, the Missio Alliance … Continue reading →

“My first serious encounter with my calling as an ezer happened in the middle of the night. It was around 3:00 a.m., and it changed my life. I wasn’t tossing and turning in bed, but wide awake, pouring over books, … Continue reading →

HuffingtonPost/Religion “God alone lights the way out of the darkness in Genesis. But in Exodus, God has many partners, first among them, five brave women.” —Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt   This morning Huffington Post/Religion ran Lauren … Continue reading →

Matt Vos is a husband, the father of two daughters, and a college sociology professor with a lot of gifted female students—all reasons for him to read Half the Church.  Which he did, after his wife read it first and … Continue reading →