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Was she murdered? — Women throughout history have suffered at the hands of powerful men whose egos are easily bruised. When those women decide to stand up to them, the consequences can be dire. However, we also admire those women for their courage as they stand up for their rights as human beings with…

If it weren’t for her, the Bible would be incomplete — I absolutely love telling stories of Biblical women who break all the molds. The more I dig into Scripture though, the more I realize they break our molds. So it is the case with Huldah. Huh? Who is Huldah? Have any of you heard of this exceptional woman? I would…

They fought patriarchy and won — Some stories carry such deep significance for our day and age that it’s worth taking the time to blow the dust off and bring them to life. One such story is so well-hidden in a passage of Scripture that most skip over it. Because the Conservative Christian machine has become…

Why was her story never told? — There’s a story tucked away in the Old Testament that has by and large been ignored. Pretty much everything around the story fills theological books, is learned in Sunday school, and is read as a bedtime story. All except this tiny instance, this one little moment in time. I would…

And I was only a kid — I don’t think there’s a kid on this planet that doesn’t love a school field trip. It really doesn’t matter where, just as long as it’s somewhere. They get away from their desks and the boring routine of school. Teachers get a break from lessons, the kids have fun. Win-win! …

The unholy marriage of the Christian right to American nationalism — Let me go on a mini-rant here, for I am completely beside myself. The level of hate disguised as “Biblical” boggles my mind. Truthfully, there are so many days I simply want to throw out the whole crazy religion called Christianity and call it…

Conservatives seem to think so — The other day a Christian conservative friend on Facebook asked us all to pray for the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade. Not long ago, a former pastor celebrated the announcement of his grandchild on social media with a mini-sermon and not-so-subtle shaming of those who had chosen abortion. …

When truth-telling goes awry — Sometimes, people go to extremes to follow the letter of the law. I had such an encounter with a friend in a small group. The topic of lying came up. One of the women in that group had a strong conviction that not lying was more important than protecting a…

Or are they just getting what they deserve? — One of the benefits of walking away from the church and reading books other than the Bible is that when I start to re-engage with some of the religious jargon, my bullshit’ometer seems to be higher. The pressure on my o’meter started to rise when some self-righteous bloke quoted John…