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Women, Wisdom, and the Word

2012-06-11T22:42:30-04:00

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Uni-sex spirituality?

Last updated on: June 11, 2012 at 10:42 pm   By Janet Davis

“Though the church may have missed noticing gender different spirituality, God had not missed writing it into that ancient sacred book.” Many of us in the Christian world grow up with an assumption of a unisex spirituality. Though we readily admit that men and women are different biologically and psychologically, we often stop there in our thinking.  In 54 years in church, I’ve never heard a sermon on gender different spirituality. If we do think further, sometimes we realize that... Read more

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2012-06-08T12:55:35-04:00

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A different conversation

Last updated on: June 8, 2012 at 12:55 pm   By Janet Davis

“Let’s talk stories. My guess is that we all have a story of a woman whose leadership or teaching has changed our lives.” There seems to be a lot out there in the blogosphere on women and leadership these days. Thankfully the tenor seems to be transitioning from the polarizing extremes to some very thoughtful discourse. Rachel Held Evans Harriet Congdon Julie Clawson For some reason though, I am realizing that the conversation being offered isn’t the one I’m most... Read more

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2012-06-01T17:58:50-04:00

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Renaming myself

Last updated on: June 1, 2012 at 5:58 pm   By Janet Davis

“Giving words and voice to ourselves allows us to step into our own lives more fully, to live more abundantly from our center.” I find myself taking a new name today: blogger. Now that doesn’t mean I haven’t been blogging for a while now.  In fact, I want to offer a special welcome to all my Sister-friends who have been on this journey with me for sometime.  It is simply that I’ve never owned the name.  I have never paid... Read more

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