Church leaders have impacted my faith in big ways over the years—for better or worse. Some interactions left me wondering why bother with church at all, while others convinced me of the necessity of a faith community. As God’s representatives, sometimes they failed miserably but other times they helped me feel and believe in the unconditional love God has for us.
As I grew and matured, I could no longer subscribe to the bumper sticker adage “The Bible says it, I believe it, that settles it.” As much as I loved the church – it wasn’t a safe place for my questions.
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!
In this bizarre story of two daughters, sickness, death, and hope, we learn the surprising truth about what’s needed for a miracle.
We are continuing through the Gospel–the story of the Good News of Jesus–according to Luke, and we are asking the question: who is Jesus?
