Kristine
“So Long, Insecurity”?
“We’re insecure. You and me and every woman. In fact, chronic insecurity is a cultural epidemic, but almost no one is talking about it. And it ticks me off.” - Beth Moore Intriguing statement, huh? Especially this part: “We’re insecure. You and me and every woman.” What do you think about that statement? True? ... »
Movie Review: “We Are Marshall”
“From the ashes we rose.” I’m not a big football fan. I’d rather watch paint peel than a “football movie” - until I stumbled upon We Are Marshall (Warner Brothers, 2006) the other day. Powerful and poignant, We Are Marshall is more than a “football movie.” Much more. It’s the heart-wrenching,... »
Finding the Center: Ecumenism and the Manhattan Declaration
It is at her centre, where her truest children dwell, that each communion is really closest to every other in spirit, if not in doctrine. And this suggests that at the centre of each there is something, or a Someone, who against all divergences of belief, all differences of temperament, all memories of... »
“The Christmas List”
But the thing is that now that I really do want to make things better, there’s nothing I can do. Maybe this is hell, seeing the truth. Knowing fully the pain and hurt you’ve caused others and knowing there’s no way you can make it better. I’ve stolen their lives and... »
“Remember the….”
Do you remember that old MGM movie from 1960, “The Alamo“? There’s a line uttered by John Wayne (Davy Crockett) that’s extraordinary and profound in its simplicity. Huddled into the old San Antonio mission on the night prior to Santa Ana’s attack, Wayne delivers this immortal line in response to a question about what... »
“A Gift for God”
I almost missed it. Wedged between tomes by Zig Ziglar and Norman Vincent Peale, the diminutive, unobtrusive library book with the battered peach cover wasn’t exactly an eye-catcher. Smaller than a standard post card and less than ninety pages, A Gift for God was easy to miss. It was the author who pulled me... »
What Message Does It Send…?
Is the Church losing educated, skilled, articulate professional women due to a flawed or a one-dimensional gender paradigm? »
How Come…?
… A man is “direct” while a woman is “harsh”? … A man can be “candid” but a woman doing the same is “abrasive”? … A man is “assertive” but a woman with the same approach or tone is a b… (ending in “ch”)? … A man has “strong leadership skills” but a woman with the same... »
Who and How?
I recently heard a comment regarding who and how families are brought to Christ that intrigued me. A guest speaker at a Children’s Ministries Teacher Appreciation Banquet cited a statistic that “only 3%” of families are “won for Christ” if kids are reached first or foremost. Only “17%” of families were “reached for Christ” if... »
BAG It!
A few weeks ago my church hosted a “BAG It” dinner for approximately fifty men. B.A.G. = Belonging, Active, Growth. Lest anyone wonder about the target audience, all the promotional material and announcements clearly identified the event as “Men Only.” The theme was Don’t be a Girly Man, Be a Godly Man. What exactly is... »
