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For Our Daughters!
I remember it like it was yesterday. As a young teenager, I was walking home after dark from a friend’s house when a car pulled up beside me and stopped. The driver pushed the passenger door open and told me … Continue reading
The Book of Ruth Invades the Present
“I had no idea Ruth was so relevant to the current moment we are in the midst of as a Nation.” That comment came from a college professor who is currently teaching an online summer course on the Old Testament … Continue reading
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Online Conference: “Do you want to be well?”
My good friend, Natasha Sistrunk Robinson (see above), recently introduced me to InTheCoracle.org and to their upcoming conference, “Do you want to be well?” Coracle’s mission statement is compelling and hope-filled. “Coracle exists to inspire and enable people to be the … Continue reading
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2023 National Love Your Red Hair Day!
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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A Christian Look at the Conflict in Gaza
For years, friends of mine have been actively involved in ministry to and with Palestinians. Relationships they have forged and their understanding of the plight of Palestinians means they are personally devastated by the current crisis in Gaza. They too … Continue reading
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Dads and Daughters
What better follow-up to Father’s Day than to witness a dad’s heart for his daughters. Discussions and debates over gender roles for women in the church can be fierce, divisive, and abstract, although the impact on women and girls is … Continue reading
Tamar: The Righteous Prostitute
“Warring Brothers” is an appropriate subtitle for the book of Genesis. Fierce sibling rivalry among brothers dominates the entire Genesis storyline. Jesus warned that there would be “wars and rumors of wars” (Matthew 24:6). History has played out exactly as he said with … Continue reading
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Check out these Podcasts!
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
DetermineTruth Podcast: The Blessed Alliance
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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Something to ponder . . .
“Reading the signs of the times requires a church capable of standing against the legitimating stories of the day. American Christians often think that if we had been confronted with someone like Hitler we would have been able to recognize … Continue reading
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Carolyn Custis James 