We live in a culture where we are, as women, are told not to trust our choices and our instincts unless it’s our maternal instinct.

Feeling that sense of wonder is a great way to find respite and renewal from the stress of life and our current moment.

Too often I think people equate calling to their “dream job,” their “life’s work,” or something similar.

We are invited into the practice — the shaking, the songs, the religious euphoria of their worship.

Any woman with the gift of teaching and preaching, a grasp of the Bible and ability to speak authoritatively, was a threat to the white

Assume the best in ourselves and in others and get curious. Aim to connect rather than convince!

Though it might be artificial, manufactured, and overproduced, reality television can still offer a lens into religious belief and religious practice, and like many other

I feel strongly that it’s disingenuous for churches to make their beliefs hard to find. It comes across as preying on vulnerable people.

This pressure to constantly monitor their behavior and die to self meant many of them dealt with internalized shame.