Category Archives: ezer

2023 National Love Your Red Hair Day!

Posted on November 5, 2023 by carolyncustisjames

Every year we celebrate Love Your Red Hair Day for our beautiful red-head grand-ezer, Arden. As if we needed a national holiday to celebrate Arden or her little beautiful brunette sister Avery. They bring enormous joy to Frank and me. … Continue reading →

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Check out these Podcasts!

Posted on March 24, 2023 by carolyncustisjames

At the risk of overdoing things, below are links to 3 podcasts I want to recommend. Recently, all three invited me to discuss my work and, in particular, Malestrom: How Jesus Dismantles Patriarchy and Redefines Manhood. All three were interesting, encouraging conversations—people … Continue reading →

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DetermineTruth Podcast: The Blessed Alliance

Posted on February 23, 2023 by carolyncustisjames

God’s Spirit has a marvelous way of harnessing those painfully confusing stretches of our stories to take us deeper in our relationship with himself. Our struggles provoke new and different questions about God and life that we would otherwise never … Continue reading →

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Another Great Awakening!

Posted on January 31, 2022 by carolyncustisjames

One by one, women and girls are awakening to the fact that God’s vision for his daughters is bigger than they thought—much bigger than the narrow vision the church so often proclaims for us. I’ll never get over the thrill … Continue reading →

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“A grounding and crucial read”

Posted on March 29, 2021 by carolyncustisjames

Sometimes a book finds you at just the right time in your life.  I’d known of Carolyn Custis James’ book, Half the Church: Recapturing God’s Global Vision for Women, since it was first published 10 years ago. But it was one … Continue reading →

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Called and Courageous Girls!

Posted on October 3, 2018 by carolyncustisjames

The brave little climber in this photo is my four-year-old grand-ezer. She’s the same little ezer who, this past summer at a pool here in Philly, stood in line with kids twice her size and—armed with her floaties—jumped off the diving board … Continue reading →

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