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Freedom Climb Visionary, Cathey Anderson This year’s Freedom Climb is tougher, if for no other reason than the cold. The climbers have taken a day for a scheduled rest to adjust to the altitude before moving forward. If they were … Continue reading →

“My life is a witness to vulgar grace—a grace that amazes as it offends. A grace that pays the eager beaver who works all day long the same wage as the grinning drunk who shows up at ten till five. … Continue reading →

Last year’s climb up Mount Kilimanjaro was a warm-up for this year’s Freedom Climb up to the Mount Everest Base Camp. Today, 45 women from around the world are in Nepal, beginning their trek up Mount Everest. Their purpose?  To … Continue reading →

“The resurrection of Jesus means that the present time is shot through with great significance….Acts of justice and mercy, the creation of beauty and the celebration of truth, deeds of love and the creation of communities of kindness and forgiveness—these … Continue reading →

No matter how hard we try, it’s difficult to dislodge Mary of Nazareth from her traditional December spot on the calendar or from our fairy tale notions of the halo-crowned woman on Christmas cards. Even though the Protestant Reformers maintained … Continue reading →

The new face in the Vatican—Argentina’s Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, now Pope Francis—caused hopes to surge among Catholics around the world that reform is on the horizon. Described as a humble unpretentious priest, who cooks for himself, rides the bus … Continue reading →

Are you following Rachel Held Evans’ latest series, “Into the Light: A Series on Abuse and the Church”? This eye-opening series calls attention to an epidemic that touches all of our lives in one way or another and is wildly … Continue reading →

The potency of the book of Ruth—the real gutsy ezer story I’ve written about in The Gospel of Ruth, not the happily-ever-after Cinderella romance version we’ve been fed for too long—is changing women’s lives, including mine! Nothing quite equals hearing … Continue reading →

During an open forum session at the Synergy2009 conference, after I finished speaking on the Blessed Alliance, someone asked the question, “Can only egalitarians become a Blessed Alliance in ministry?” Quick aside: Synergy attendees are a healthy mix of both … Continue reading →

CARE International Photo Today is International Women’s Day, and I have my own take on it. I prefer to call it International Ezer Day or IED for short, which I am delighted to say connotes a warning: Be careful and … Continue reading →