happy martin luther king day! i am so grateful for his prophetic voice & the great movement his influence made to shift deep injustices. we still have a long way to go but his legacy lives on and hopefully will keep inspiring us toward action & hope. this past week i was dreaming with some […]
Read More"you're a pretty good speaker for a woman" and other wacky memories
(but they can sure try!) a weird thing happened to me a few weeks ago. i was at the twins’ basketball game on a snowy december night, sitting by myself, when a vivid memory swooped in out of the blue from 7 years before. it was when i was still on big-church-staff and we hosted […]
Read Morethe christmas story, friendship, and our crazy notions about neat & tidy.
* today is the december synchroblog. the topic is advent: tell me a story, places where we see God’s love & hope & peace & joy in the midst. i didn’t really write this post for the synchroblog, but the more i thought about it, the more it does fit. it’s the crazy unexpected story […]
Read Morethe problem of patriarchy & living the solution.
* thank you, dear friends, for the love & support & encouragement for the refuge in all kinds of different ways. i struggled with writing that post & of course as soon as i hit publish i had blogger’s remorse. but i knew i needed to and i’m glad i did. i am always reminded […]
Read More"we let women lead…"
i had to squeeze this post in while it was fresh in my mind, and it just might be my shortest blog post ever, yeah! on friday night at the voca femina denver share party (glorious!) i was talking to a wise and lovely friend who reminded me of something i also absolutely can’t stand […]
Read More5 nonviolent ways we can help win the war against women
last week was a big week for me; after sending our oldest son back to college the week before, we took our daughter to start her freshman year in college in new york city, got our twins started in middle school, and sent our #3 off to florida for a football team adventure. to top […]
Read Moreprivilege.
* this post is part of the june synchroblog, which was focused on “what is in our invisible knapsack”–the unearned privilege that many carry and how we can participate in changing deeply grooves systems that are built on it. i wrote this post almost exactly a year ago, previously called white privilege, male privilege, straight […]
Read More5 verbs each for equality
verb [vurb] – a word that expresses action or a state of being. i have been traveling in the UK with my daughter for the past week and just returned (amazing trip, extremely grateful). i was so happy to see rachel held evans’ blog series this week on mutuality. she rocks, and i have great […]
Read Moreon becoming less divided.
“in an effort to not be a divisive woman, i became a divided woman” – pam hogeweide, at the unladylike: resisting the injustice of inequality in the church event at the refuge this past friday night. * * * * * in an effort to not be a divisive woman, i became a divided woman. oh […]
Read Morepower is not like pie.
friday night my amazing & wise & passionate friend pam hogeweide was at the refuge for a really fun event centered on her book unladylike: resisting the injustice of inequality in the church. a listening party, it was a chance for women & men to share stories and process some of these tough issues of […]
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