Author Archives: carolyncustisjames

If you haven’t yet read Half the Church, the article below is an excerpt on “The Blessed Alliance”—a term I coined in Lost Women of the Bible and a major theme in my books. I hope this article will whet your appetite … Continue reading →

It only takes a phone call to turn your world upside down. The first article I wrote for FullFill’s {Think} column (back in 2007) told of one of those dreaded phone calls—the one with Frank’s mom on the line, the … Continue reading →

Mastered By the Book from The Gospel Coalition on Vimeo. Roy Ciampa’s eye-opening article on identity mapping (posted here) is a stunning real-life case study of the issue being debated by John Piper and D.A. Carson in this video. Just … Continue reading →

One of the many life-changing blessings of marriage to Frank James is the access I have to wonderful Christian scholars who not only enrich my life with their friendship, their scholarly work often causes the ground beneath me to shake. … Continue reading →

When I submitted my very first proposal for a book that boldly asserts “all women are theologians,” I was hoping for a title that combined the words “woman” and “theologian.”  After all, the book is about the importance of theology … Continue reading →

There’s an Olympic story we’d be hearing more about if a medal was part of it. Before the London Olympics ended, The Guardian projected, “If the mountain biker Adrien Niyonshuti’s considerable legs push him to Olympic glory on Sunday, it … Continue reading →

“By naming us as his image bearers, God has made a relationship with himself the strategic center of his purpose for humanity and for the world. Knowing God is as vital to us as the air we breathe. The image … Continue reading →

Olympic hurdler Lolo Jones has been in the news a lot lately for reasons other than her high profile role as a 2010 Team USA track and field competitor in the London Olympics. Her public statements about being a virgin … Continue reading →

© teejayfaust 2009 Flickr I was mid-way through a weekend speaking engagement at Morning Star Church in Kansas last January when I got the call that my father’s battle with cancer had escalated. He was in the hospital with pneumonia … Continue reading →

Thanks to my friend, Scott Bolinder, for sending me the link to Chris Tomlin’s “I will rise!”  I’ve played and replayed it again and again in the raw grief over the loss of my dad when the victory of Christ … Continue reading →