Theology – Page 3 – Dr. Jen Hale Christy

Exciting News!

Byjenhalechristy December 9, 2019

Exciting News! Season 2 of the PreacHer Podcast is here and it’s going to be awesome!

Also, more exciting news! As you know, I’ve been writing and speaking and teaching for many years, and earlier this year I started the PreacHer Podcast (ahem, that’s why the blog has gone *quiet* for a while).

The response to all of this work that I’m so grateful to be part of has been tremendous—you guys are eager to hear women preach, and talk theology and doubts and church, and be inspired to build bigger tables. SO, let’s do something together, because God is still at work in the world and the church is the actual body of Christ and it matters. It’s time to lean in and level up. Let’s do this!

Discipleship | Missional Theology | Theology

I Love You Like I Love Myself

Byjenhalechristy April 14, 2019April 14, 2019

Do you struggle to love your neighbor? What if I asked you to stop reading, turn to a stranger nearby and say “I love you like I love myself.” Would you do it? Could you say it honestly? I was asked to do that recently, and —spoiler alert— I couldn’t do it.

Church | Discipleship | Theology

The Bible + Me: It’s Complicated

Byjenhalechristy July 29, 2018May 29, 2020

If you’ve been wondering about my relationship status, it’s complicated. Despite what many streams of Christianity teach, there’s just no such thing as a “pure,” “plain,” or “simple” reading of scripture. Scripture is anything but plain and simple. Regarding the Reader In this age of information everywhere and worldwide connectivity, there’s hardly anyone who can…