Simply ChurchSometimes Tony and I will look at each other and just say, “We are so blessed.” God has showered us with his grace and favor in many, many ways. I am so thankful for you, the readers of this blog, who put up with my rants about this and that, my theological musings, my passion… Read More
I’ve read a couple of books by Carolyn Custis James. Her book,The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules is an unusual and inspiring look at the book of Ruth and how it communicates the truths of the gospel. It was of particular interest because it was through our church’s study of the… Read More
My last post about a female Indian church planter who was not allowed to share in class obviously struck a chord with many. In response, someone asked me how he could answer those who use 1 Timothy 2:12 as the basis of their belief that women are not allowed to teach and shouldn’t have authority… Read More
It takes a lot to render me speechless. Even more to make me angry. This story happened yesterday. We have had a delightful lady church planter from India staying with us this week. She trains other women church planters and between them they have seen 50,000 to 60,000 baptisms of women over the last few… Read More
For some time, Tony and I were involved in a church plant in the low-income housing projects in our city. Each time we got together, we started with a meal; at times, it resembled a stampede to the table. On one particular occasion, we had barely finished the meal when a fight broke out between… Read More
And a hint for bloggers… Thank you for all of you who responded to my request for help choosing a subtitle for The Black Swan Effect–the book on women I’ve been compiling. With all the numerous possibilities, it’s been a daunting task. You’ll be interested to know that more than 70% of you picked the… Read More
I’ve spent the past two years compiling a book on women. Definitely a labor of love! The book should come out on April 1st next year. But now it’s time to finalize the book title. The main title is going to be “The Black Swan Effect.” Here’s the rationale behind the title, taken from the… Read More
In my last post I shared some statistics that demonstrate the pain that the world experiences. Not that Christians don’t experience pain, but we do have Someone who walks alongside us in the midst of it. Alyce responded to that post, and her comments were so relevant and beautiful, I asked her permission to post… Read More
Consider the following: 17.6 million adults–1 in every 12–suffer from alcohol abuse or dependence 8% of people aged 12 and older have used illegal drugs in the past 30 days Every 40 seconds, someone in the world dies by suicide. Every 14 minutes in the US. The US divorce rate is the highest of any… Read More
Araminta Harriet Ross was born into slavery in Maryland in 1820. As a child, she was hired out as a baby minder (whipped if the baby cried) and later worked in the fields and forests, plowing and hauling logs. She was severely beaten by her masters, and early on, suffered a head wound when hit… Read More