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My husband and I were recently watching a video highlighting the first all-female crew in Kenyan aviation. Many parts of the world have had their first-all-female-crew moment and it was great seeing our country in the hub. Our conversation looped around the brilliance and hard work we’d just witnessed and it wasn’t long before we…
Pastors and accountability is an uncomfortable mix for some Christians. I’ve seen people (myself included) told, “Be careful,” “Don’t be so willing to throw the first stone,” or “It’s a slippery slope,” when they address a harmful Christian teaching. It’s almost as if some Christians don’t believe church leaders are normal human beings who make…
“Let’s stop shaming single moms.” Recently, I was in a conversation about women and motherhood. We ended up talking about how more children are brought up in single-mother households vs. single-father homes and how society, in general, treats single mothers. Later, I came across an update by Abi Akinola about single moms. Abi has guest-posted…
Is it that Christian wives resist submission in marriage, or is the truth more along the lines of they don’t want to be the only ones submitting? A few months ago, one of my readers sent me a video by a popular Kenyan marriage teacher. In the video, the man makes several claims, some of…
“How do you FEEL referring to God as “She”? I recently asked on Facebook. The prompt was an original posting by Uwem Ward of All Made Well Recovery and when resharing, I emphasized we were bringing curious awareness to our FEELINGS. The comment section exploded. One part responded to the prompt with gentle curiosity and…
Last week on Facebook, I wrote about how “change” without lasting fruit isn’t really change. I suggested those impacted by hurtful behavior shouldn’t be asked to settle for “change” that is not accompanied by real-life transformation of character that shows up in daily interactions. Many evangelical and other conservative faith spaces elevate a “love” that…