Author Archives: carolyncustisjames

This week Forbes released another top 10 list based on surveys by E-Poll Market Research—this one touting (of all things) the NFL’s Most-Disliked Players and crowning Eagles’ starting quarterback, Michael Vick, as number one. To be sure, Michael Vick has … Continue reading →

Every once in a while we catch a glimpse of the Blessed Alliance. This time, it comes in song and includes warrior language for the woman. This is a great reminder of what we can be to one another as … Continue reading →

This weekend, I’ll be Chicago for the annual Redbud Writer’s Guild retreat. I am looking forward to a weekend with great friends I’ve known for years and to making some new some new friends. I can’t imagine anything better than … Continue reading →

“The mindset that leadership is someone else’s responsibility means our guard is down and we may not even notice the kingdom battles God is calling us to fight.”                          —Half the Church My college roommate and I were studying in our … Continue reading →

Pastor Matthew St. John As I mentioned in an earlier post, I get all sorts of feedback from people who are reading my books. Some pretty surprising responses have come from men. One of the earliest ones came from an … Continue reading →

Recently Nicholas Kristof and his 15-year-old daughter hiked the spectacular 200+ mile Pacific Crest Trail in Oregon. As an Oregonian, I couldn’t agree more with his daughter’s description of the region as “the most beautiful place in the world.” After … Continue reading →

One of the biggest misperceptions of the Blessed Alliance is that it will cost men something if they make room for their sisters when it offers instead the potential for men (and women) to gain new strength in the battles … Continue reading →

“Thou shalt not be a victim. Thou shalt not be a perpetrator. Above all, thou shalt not be a bystander.” —U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum  The first time I met Brooke Sulahian, she had just finished reading Half the Sky and … Continue reading →

The last time I saw Dr. Pamela Reeve was a month ago when I was in Portland visiting my mother and the two of us paid her a visit. Pam had recently been diagnosed with liver cancer, so I knew … Continue reading →

If you’ve always wanted to take a seminary course, but have been procrastinating, you just ran out of excuses! (You know who you are.) Here’s your chance to take the plunge. Biblical Seminary is offering an online course on Justice … Continue reading →