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Women are doing theology in Texas! I just returned from the Lone Star State where I was part of a panel discussion for Irving Bible Church’s women’s Bible study, along with Sandi Glahn, Dallas Theological Seminary faculty, Jonalyn Grace Fincher, … Continue reading →

“We live in a time when everyone’s goal is to be perpetually healthy and constantly happy. . . . If any one of us fails to live up to the standards that are advertised as normative, we are labeled as … Continue reading →

A conservative pastor of a denomination that does not believe in ordaining women once asked me point blank: “What do you think of women pastors?” I thought I knew where this was heading. Groaning silently, I was sure his question … Continue reading →

When I first heard the title of Professor Scot McKnight’s latest book—The Blue Parakeet: Rethinking How You Read the Bible—I must admit I was both baffled and intrigued. What on earth does a blue parakeet have to do with reading … Continue reading →

A child once asked Queen Elizabeth II if her crown was heavy. With the wisdom of a sage the Queen replied, “It’s supposed to be heavy.” In the late 1800’s, Queen Victoria commissioned the design of a smaller crown to … Continue reading →

“The narrative mode is neither incidental nor accidental to Christian belief. There is no more fundamental way to talk about God than in a story. . . . We know who we are only when we can place our selves—locate … Continue reading →

This morning I received an email from a friend who wrote, I find myself in a place I do not like which is feeling so distant from God and not having the confidence that I am hearing from Him; and … Continue reading →

As I glanced over the last Dallas Theological Seminary alumni newsletter, my eye caught the announcement that the seminary had reached a significant milestone: 1500 female alumni on their roster. As one of the first women to set foot on … Continue reading →

I have mixed feelings every time I crack open a new journal or start a new year. There’s something irresistibly hopeful about that brand new calendar and those pristine journal pages. Maybe this time around, all my journal entries will … Continue reading →

Well, it’s over and, if you’re like me, you’re breathing a sigh of relief. After all the last-minute shopping craziness, the constraints of tighter budgets, those extra activities packed into already over-crowded schedules, that persistent ache inside that no amount … Continue reading →