A few places to further study Martha and Mary Reinterpreting Mary and Martha A few articles on cross-gender friendship/relationship Platonic Love or Lust? The Science Behind Men and Women Being ‘Just Friends’ Can Boys and Girls Just Be Friends Ladies who Lunch- With Men Continue reading Divine Friendship, Divine Grace
I haven’t talked much about it here on my blog, but I am [very, very slowly] writing a book. It is a book that God has placed on my heart to write. It will help pastors understand the importance of including women in church leadership and practical help in how to do it. This is a little excerpt from the first chapter. Hope you enjoy … Continue reading An Excerpt From My Book
Photo credit “…So I tell you this. Her many sins have been forgiven. She has shown that she understands this by her great acts of love. But whoever has been forgiven only a little loves only a little.” Luke 7:47 Her story inspires imagination. The woman described in Luke 7. Who was she? What is her story? What was her childhood like? Did she … Continue reading Jesus and the Sinful Woman
The story of Jesus’ mother Mary is both over-told and under-told. Or perhaps it is just not told in the correct way. On one hand, we have an entire religion that has raised her up to the level of God-like worship; prayers are sent up to her in heaven, and she is treated as worthy of our devotion and praise for her role in the … Continue reading Mary, Jesus’ Mother
