How I became a Christian Feminist.
Feminism- the advocacy of women’s rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes. When I was a little girl and the boys told me I couldn’t play sports with them, I ignored them and played anyway. I would run just as fast as they could, and beat them at their own push-up contests. […]
An invitation to stay, even when you disagree.
There’s no doubt that in our society there’s a lot of disagreement and debate on, well, just about everything. People disagree on politics, on kneeling during anthems, on gun control, on the place of women in the church and so, so much more. I won’t lie; I have an inclination to stand up for what I […]
Six reasons why you should be talking about Women’s Day.
Today, March 8th, is International Women’s Day. It’s a day to globally celebrate the economic, political, and social achievements of women past, present, and future. I’m assuming that many in America have not heard of this day. I hadn’t either until a group of women from a church I was working with in Uganda went to […]
Speak the truth, even if your voice shakes.
“Speak the truth, even if your voice shakes.” I have always wondered who said that, as I often repeat it back at myself before I muster the courage to speak. As I find myself doing quite often lately. The most recent time being last night. Dustin and I were celebrating the first days of Spring […]
Peacekeeping vs. peacemaking: why the difference matters
The other week I posted an article, “The Church is Not God“, and it took every ounce of courage I had to make it public. Before I posted it, I sent it to three different friends: asking for their advice, if I could say it gentler, if I was respectful and kind in it. I […]
The Church is Not God
Another story came out this week about another pastor who had sexually abused a minor. The victim, a girl of 17, immediately came forward to Andy’s bosses, and she was asked, “so you’re telling me you participated?” She was told that she was responsible too and not to tell anyone. Afterward, Andy was asked to resign, he […]
2017: the (best) year in review.
I welcomed 2017 with my first New Year’s Eve kiss under fireworks, bundled up in a car with my love in Breckinridge, CO. It was way too cold and windy to watch the fireworks outside, so after a delicious dinner we sat in the car dreaming of the next year, the year we would be […]
How to respond to sexual harassment.
Two weeks ago I sat in a Starbucks working on my book, when an older man of about sixty with long, slightly balding grey hair sat down next to me and stared hard. It wasn’t a kind gaze, it was an aggressive stare as if he was entitled to look at me and my body as […]
The weary world rejoices: musings on Advent.
It’s December 1st, suddenly and slowly, December is upon us and with it bringing with it peppermint mochas, Christmas lights, Christmas trees, Christmas music, and just a general feeling of cheer. The season is always welcome to me, I talked Dustin into putting up our tree at the beginning of November because we would be in Iceland […]
“Me too” and why sexual assault matters to all of us.
Earlier this week there was a campaign trending: me too. It asked for women who had been sexually harassed or assaulted to write “me too” as a status. Slowly, Facebook feeds began to be covered in the words in hopes that people might get a sense of the magnitude of the problem. I think a […]