Like Saul, Kelly Gissendaner plotted to kill the innocent. Like Saul, she was an enemy of the righteous. Like Paul, Christ spoke life into her and, because of her, many were saved. Like Paul, she was killed by the state. May we be like Paul, and like Kelly, and remember where we came from and … Continue reading Like Paul, Like Kelly
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mansplaining: a definition and how to avoid it
Mansplaining in Four Points 1. Women are often socialized to approach their opinions passively by prefacing them with “I think” or “I feel” to lessen the blow of their words and distance themselves from potential controversy. When a man responds to a woman in the way men are often socialized to do by saying “This is how … Continue reading mansplaining: a definition and how to avoid it
Lenten reflections & goals
I grew up an Evangelical Christian, though thankfully within churches that provided a broader worldview than strict fundamentalism. Although I don't recall hearing any explicit anti-liturgical speeches from the pulpit, there was a below-the-surface distrust of liturgical traditions as well as a widespread belief that Catholics weren't really Christians (though I never understood that). The … Continue reading Lenten reflections & goals
Enough
I am not enough. I know this to be true. The struggle of the quest to be enough is that it has no blunt ends or signposts or sections in the dictionary. Enough : being what you need to be and nothing more. But context is the final definer of the lines around enough and that … Continue reading Enough
Leah Wise 