I choose to approach this post as if Thecla was a real person (as was Paul) and that her story really happened even though there is speculation that indicates otherwise. The Yale professor, Dale B. Martin from his Lecture, “The “anti-household” Paul,” indicates that...
to John McCravy, Micah Caskey, Heather Crawford, Chandra Dillard, Jackie Hayes, Rosalyn Henderson-Myers, David Hiott, Jeff Johnson, Josiah Magnuson, travis, Melissa Oremus, David Weeks, michael rivers Dear Honorable Members of the House Ad Hoc Committee on Abortion, I...
To truly love another is to also know how to set a boundary and to be consistent in our application. Setting a boundary is especially important if you are a mother. What happens if you do not set consistent expectations for your children? In the greater world,...
In Matthew’s account, Jesus is mentioned as riding on both animals. Well, that’s awkward to imagine! Could it be that his mother was on the donkey? Maybe in those days or to some, it would hardly be worth a mention that a woman would also be riding.
We live in a society bereft of the positive side of guilt, a guilt that is placed on everyone and allowed to be worked out with compassionate accompaniment. Yes, we have always heard that guilt is a bad thing, but is it?
No one, especially and including any clergy who participates in a systemic form of domination, can consecrate anyone else to the Heart of Our Mother. The origin of this idea is thought without heart from the powerful or a plea of mercy from the enslaved. Consecration...