Author Archives: carolyncustisjames

Last Wednesday, my niece Lara Custis spoke for our whole family when she posted on FaceBook, “Today there is a big hole in the heart of my family. My beloved, funloving, gentle grandad – pastor (at 92!), prayer warrior, patriarch, … Continue reading →

http://cnettv.cnet.com/av/video/cbsnews/atlantis2/cbsnews_player_embed.swf Stories like Luma Mufleh’s can inspire us to think in bigger ways for how God might use us and to pay attention to opportunities God puts in our own backyards. I’m learning from Amy Carmichael, Chai Ling, Jacky Gatliff, … Continue reading →

“Communities of faith that seek to engage the surrounding culture and empower women and men to serve together are not afraid to ask difficult questions of the text, of their culture, and of themselves. They examine and re-examine scripture closely … Continue reading →

Rachel Held Evans is launching a series on her blog about “The Women of the Gospels” beginning with my post on “The Fab Four.” These four Old Testament women mentioned in Matthew’s genealogy of Jesus—Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Bathsheba—are some … Continue reading →

 Reading a book like Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide can cause a paralysis of horror to set in. That paralysis is understandable, given the unspeakable nature of the atrocities, the vast scope of the problem, … Continue reading →

Laurence Voorhies Mouton A trip to France, for me at least, means returning to my roots. My mother’s side of the family passed down a significant chunk of French genes through her father, a red-blooded American, but a Frenchman to … Continue reading →

Every once in a while, I take an unintentional hiatus from sending out The Ezer Report. It has happened again over the past several months. 2011 ended with the devastating news that my father has lung cancer. My family has … Continue reading →

Lynne Hybels’ “Dangerous Women Creed” has been around for several years, but is worth reading again and again. I read it to the women at the Freedom Climb luncheon in Colorado Springs. Lynne’s words ring true for them. If this … Continue reading →

I love this beautiful story of an ezer’s unrelenting love, featured on today’s CBS Sunday Morning. It will make you cry. http://cnettv.cnet.com/av/video/cbsnews/atlantis2/cbsnews_player_embed.swf If you’re having trouble viewing this video go here.

Regina Bergeron, Cathey Anderson, & meat Regent University School of Law 2012 Human Rights & the Rule of Law Symposium My schedule has been so crazy lately (and is about to get worse) that I have fallen way behind with … Continue reading →