This post originally appeared on my Substack account, where I share all my newest writing. When I started writing the Jesus Speaks to Women Bible studies last year, I started collecting books on New Testament women. I really didn’t know where to start at first. I wasn’t familiar with the scholarship about women in the Bible, and I hadn’t even heard of any female theologians doing this work! So you don’t have to start from scratch if you’re like I was,...
From Grünewald’s crucifixion to immigration detention Cover Image: Matthias Grünewald (1470–1528), Isenheim Altarpiece (1512–1516). Public Domain found here. Matthias Grünewald’s early 16th-century crucifixion painting is one of the most gruesome paintings of the crucifixion. Christ’s body is discolored, twisted, and studded with shards of wood and thorns. His extremities are twisted unnaturally and have turned a sickly green. As grotesque as the scene is, it’s not nearly as horrifying as Jesus’ body must have appeared on the cross. But something more important...
Image: Woman from Ancient Nativity Fresco in the Catacombs of Santa Priscilla This article was originally published on my Substack HERE When you picture Jesus’ disciples, do you picture women among them? How many do you imagine? When you imagine the last supper with the disciples around the table, do you imagine a group of both genders? If you imagine female disciples traveling with Jesus, what do you imagine them doing? These are interesting questions, but I wonder if...
As a happy little summer to you, I’m sharing a printable “count your blessings” coloring page, FREE to download below! Counting blessings was on my mind this week. I can be such a task-driven person, that I forget to slow down and really savor and count the blessings God has given me. My mind moves quickly from thing to thing and I can easily land on discontentment. I have often thought of “counting” blessings as listing them, but what if it means more like valuing them,...
Do you ever wonder if God will grow weary or your weaknesses or your failing? Will you somehow reach the end of his patience and be left to flounder on your own? I have been thinking about these verses: “Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, “The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.” The...
