Why would I want to be a Martha? Isn’t Martha’s example is usually one that women are encouraged not to follow, rather than to follow? So, why would I place single Martha as an example with women like Deborah, Huldah, and Mary in the #BookofWomanhood? And perhaps the thought that Martha was single has never stood out in the story. Deborah,…
My Christian subculture tells me that the best marriage is one where the husband and wife lead ministry together. Anything else is somehow sub-par. Following this, I always wanted to marry a pastor. I thought it would be the ideal life—we’d minister together and God would be glorified. Then I dated a pastor, and it’s not all it’s cracked up…
Years ago, a friend told me to take a sexual comment from a stranger as a compliment. I had just walked alone from the coffee counter to our table, and an older guy said something. I glared and was annoyed. She told me it was a compliment. But it did not feel like a compliment. It was loaded with lust.…
Each year, I walk down the aisle in cap and gown, then watch and cheer for the graduating class. As I look out at the sea of young and not-so-young faces, I think about what lies behind and what lies ahead. Graduation is called commencement—it’s a completing and a beginning. I’ve completed and begun a few times in my life:…