Synchroblog – All About Eve

Each month I am invited to contribute to a synchroblog with other Christian bloggers. This month’s topic – All About Eve which I posted on yesterday has stimulated a lot of discussion. ——— It’s Women’s History month and International Women’s Day is March 8. Women’s rights have been all over the news recently, from bills [...]

First Friday of Advent – Making Room for the Unexpected by Kathy Escobar

This morning’s post comes from Kathy Escobar,  a co-pastor at the refuge, an ecletic beautiful faith community in north denver, a mommy of 5 (3 teenagers & twins that are 10), teammate & partner to jose… a writer now & then…a trained spiritual director (one who’s a little on the loud side)…an advocate for my friends in [...]

Corpus Mysticum: How the Eucharistic Image Informs My eating

This afternoon’s post was sent to me by Lisa Carlson co-Director of Aurora Care Continuum and a MDIV. Together with psychotherapist Maria-Jose. Lisa blogs at the River Beneath where they explore mental health through the perspective of poverty. I love the way Lisa grapples with her concerns about exclusion from our tables and relationship to the experience [...]

The Kingdom is Near: Gender Equality is so Pretty

The following post for The Kingdom is Here: Where Do You See it synchroblog comes from Kathy Escobar who works at a small church in Colorado called The Refuge.  described as an eclectic faith community, all equal, love jesus, pretty messed up, lead, follow, laugh, cry, serve, co-pastors, stories of brokenness and healing, smoker friendly, [...]

Synchroblog on What is Emerging

Here is a list of other contributors to the synchroblog What is Emerging.  There are lots of great posts in this series and I would highly recommend them to you.  Thanks Julie for initiating this. Julie Clawson begins the conversation on What is Emerging Pam Hogeweide compares the emerging church movement to a game of ping [...]

What Is Emerging in the Church?

This post is in response to a synchroblog initiated by Julie Clawson. A couple of months ago I read through Jonathan Brink’s interesting article Is The Emerging Church Dying or Maturing on the Emergent Village weblog. It seems to be very relevant to this topic.   At one point he comments: Emergence suggests transformation but it [...]

Everyday Justice

My copy of Julie Clawson’s Everyday Justice: The Global Impact of Our Daily Choices arrived yesterday and i wanted to make sure that you all knew about it as soon as possible.  This is a book that I am really excited about, not just because I wrote the forward but because I think that it [...]

Women Bloggers Unite

Here is a great list of women bloggers that Lynne Hallewell put up on her blog Beyond the Four Walls. I am currently using it to up date my own blog role.  If you have others that you feel should be added to this list let me know.  Who are your favourite female bloggers?

What Do We Do About Halloween

Halloween – probably one of the strongest rituals and an important part of the rhythm of life practiced in the American culture – is almost upon us.  When I first came the live in the US I could not believe how much emphasis was placed on this night even by churches and many of my [...]

Women Speak Out

A couple of days ago I spoke about the need to listen to voices from other cultures.  As I reflected on that entry I realized that at times I seem to pay more attention to the voices from other cultures than I do to the voices of sisters in my own culture.  Yet I am [...]