Posted in Uncategorized, tagged authenticity, freedom, holiness, perfectionism on September 30, 2014| 1 Comment »
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By Eun Joo Angela Ryo
Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You. –Dr. Seuss
Authenticity. What comes to your mind when you hear the word? It takes me back to when I was in eighth grade. The first week of my eighth grade year, my counselor called me to her office and told me that I was missing one class. (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged comparison, competition, female friendships on September 23, 2014| Leave a Comment »
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By Diana Gee
For the life of me, I cannot stomach watching shows like The Real Housewives of Some North-American City. I find them odious and glorifying the worst in human relationships. Jealousy, envy, pride, and gluttony all mashed together in artificially constructed female fraternity. Please pass the trashcan. Other shows do marginally better in depicting
“real” women’s lives. But if I pay attention, I do not often find stories of strong female characters relating well to other strong female characters.
I am also hard-pressed to find examples of female friendships in the bible that is not somehow connected by a father, husband, or son. (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged gender-based exclusion, women in ministry, women pastors on September 16, 2014| Leave a Comment »
By Ann Chen
A well-known female preacher recently wrote some reflections about the treatment of women around the world, and recounted her own experience facing discrimination as a woman in ministry. As I enter a season of transition from being overseas to stepping into full-time ministry in the States, I’ve been recounting my own journey as a woman navigating a call into ministry.
I don’t think I’ve faced the type of overt discrimination I’ve heard others go through: women who were told that they had no place in the church except in the nursery, others who were hit back with 1 Corinthians 14:34 if they expressed any opinions, even others who were told that a desire to go into ministry was actually sinful and of the devil. (more…)
Posted in Announcement, tagged ethnicity, gender, women in ministry on September 9, 2014| 1 Comment »
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