About a week ago, a man named Tony Jones called for a schism in the church over women in ministry. He urged all those who attend churches or are involved in ministries that don’t believe in ordaining women to leave those churches and ministries. First, I want to applaud Tony for publicly standing up for …
Tag: Nazarene Church
Finding God’s “Plan”
My son’s Bible memory verse last week was “And I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord” from Jeremiah 29:11. Remember that verse? If you’re like me, you’ve had it memorized for decades. “I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm …
I Just Can’t and Please Let Me Give Up and Other Self-Pitying Rants
So. It’s done. For now, at least. And I read through it. For the 415th time. And guess what? I don’t think it’s that great. All the doubts start to creep in: Who would read this? This part is too theological. This part is too boring. Spiritual memoirs are a dime a dozen nowadays. I …
Salvation Stories
* I promise I will do post 3 of my Common Core series next! But when the muse comes, I gotta listen to it! They tell me I was six years old. It was a Sunday night, and after my dad’s sermon I came to the altar to ask Jesus into my heart. My dad …
When I Was on Fire. For Jesus.
*I’m taking a quick break from my Common Core series to join up with Addie Zierman’s synchroblog today! I am fairly new to writer Addie Zierman. But we could be soul sisters. Seriously. Addie is the author of a just-realeased (as in TODAY!) book called When We Were On Fire: A Memoir of Consuming Faith, …