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What he gets right and what he gets wrong. Some mornings, I don’t need coffee to jolt me awake. Sometimes all it takes is a tweet. The tweet that did it recently came from a friend who, with a simple … Continue reading →

There’s a rickety old shack in the Oscar winning movie, Forest Gump, where Forest’s best friend Jenny grew up. Jenny’s shack is also the place that hides her darkest, most painful memories—early years of sexual abuse. After they reach adulthood, Forest and … Continue reading →

I suspect the renown Reformation pastor John Calvin is one of the last men anyone would expect to show up during Women’s History Month—at least in a favorable way. This is where the capability of church historians (I’m thinking of … Continue reading →

My memories of the Synergy Women’s Network are never far below the surface. It doesn’t take much for them to burst into life for me again. That happened as I watched the historic Women’s March on January 20, knowing Synergy … Continue reading →

On January 21, 2017, day two of the president’s first week in office, city streets in America and around the world were flooded with predominately pink-hatted female protesters raising awareness of women’s rights. The pink hats were a visible protest … Continue reading →

May God bless you with a restless discomfort about easy answers, half-truths, and superficial relationships, so that you may seek truth boldly and love deep within your heart. May God bless you with holy anger at injustice, oppression, and exploitation of … Continue reading →

March is National Women’s History Month and an opportunity to spotlight the incredible contributions of women to national and global history. It is also a golden opportunity for us to rediscover the strong legacy bequeathed to us by women in the … Continue reading →

In celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, Christian History Institute is running a series of “Throwback Thursday” blog posts. The purpose is to educate more readers on the Reformation. Each contributor blogged on a quote from a reformer. … Continue reading →

The nightmare for Elisia started the day her mother sold her to a man. She was only 12-years-old. From that tender age her life descended into an appalling downward spiral no child should ever experience—sexual violence, pregnancies (the first at … Continue reading →

This guest post was written by Rese Hood, M.Div., D.Min. in process (Gordon-Conwell) and with her kind warrior permission.   I spent most of yesterday alternately in shock and real grief as the news of Carrie Fisher’s passing became a … Continue reading →