The red, white and blue "Christian" flag and the red, white and blue American flag fly, each on a separate pole, side by side.

O say, can you see?

I did not dream that, in my lifetime, leaders in the US church would convince so many to embrace such skewed views of God, Christianity and country.

A white-and-gray, short-haired cat sits atop a small cardboard box, its eyes wide, its tongue touching its nose.

Women, prophecy and the church

"A woman with the gift of prophecy has to be very careful," the preacher said. "What she hears from God, she is not to speak but to take to her prayer closet.”

Set free: Closeup of woman silhouetted by the hazy sun behind her. Her upraised arms are chained, but the chains have just broken.

The truth will set you free

Since childhood, I’ve treasured Jesus’ words, “the truth will set you free.” Now I see this diamond in its setting. I hear the urgency in his cry to us all.

A tumble of books, lying open on grass, pages fanned

The people I quote

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Refusing to listen to different views robs us of the opportunity to learn, to grow, to “sharpen” one another, to love one another. So it’s important and wise to humble ourselves to listen to others. It’s also important and wise to seek discernment from God as we do.

The wedding dance of a bride and groom

Dance with me, O Lover of my soul

Learning to dance with God means being vulnerable, flexible, brave, as he frees us from the paralysis of the religious and teaches us to move in sync with him.

From the cover of Pondering Privilege: White dove holds an olive branch in its beak, over the book's subtitle, "toward a deeper understanding of whiteness, race, and faith."

A call to cultural humility

This book is a call to cultural humility by a woman who writes with a lot of humility. It's a call to us who are white to press in to see that what we count "normal" may not be others' normal at all.

Six wooden, little-people figures of children from around the world, standing side-by-side on a plank, arms outstretched, holding hands

Prayer for the Body of Christ

"I would like to share this prayer with you and ask you to pray with me that, as the Bride of Christ, we will continue to learn to 'walk in beauty' with our fellow man and God." - Mark Charles