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Eight Biblical Women Who Changed the World

Eight Biblical Women Who Changed the World

Women have historically been overlooked and dismissed in Bible studies and sermons. These stories highlight some of the amazing contributions you may head of.

2022

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The Goodbyes We Never Say

Grief, Ritual, and Giving Yourself Permission to Heal Outside The Rules You Were Taught

The Goodbyes We Never Say

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Jun 28

I Flipped God Off

It Was the Best Thing I Ever Did

I Flipped God Off

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Jun 18

The Problem With Christian Men Who Want to “Protect” Women

Why Hyper-Masculine Church Culture Can Sound Noble While Quietly Stripping Women of Agency and Authority

The Problem With Christian Men Who Want to “Protect” Women

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Jun 9

Ghosts of Male Authority That Still Haunt Me

How a Facebook argument exposed wounds I thought had healed

A delicate purple flower growing through concrete with the words “I want to break free!”

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Jun 2

I Grew Up Believing God Spoke To Everyone Except Me

How Fundamentalist Ideas About Authority Left Me Spiritually Disconnected From Myself

I Grew Up Believing God Spoke To Everyone Except Me

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May 13

I Got Kicked Out of My Quilting Bee

The Cost of Writing About My Pain

I Got Kicked Out of My Quilting Bee

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Apr 11

Three Strangers on a Plane and the Theology That Shaped Us

How a chance conversation at 30,000 feet exposed the quiet harm of rigid Christian roles.

Three Strangers on a Plane and the Theology That Shaped Us

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Mar 21

ChatGPT, Patriarchy, and the Art of Being Managed

It Was Just a Bot… Until It Started Mansplaining Me

ChatGPT, Patriarchy, and the Art of Being Managed

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Mar 2

The Ache of Being Managed with Love

On Spiritual Niceness and the Cost of Belonging

Woman in a circle being “managed” with love

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Feb 23

A Walk for Peace, A Lesson for the Church

What a line of silent monks revealed about Christian witness

A Walk for Peace, A Lesson for the Church

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Judy Hansen

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Seminary-trained counselor with a background in hospital chaplaincy, writing personal reflections on faith, identity, and recovery from religious systems.

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