When I first started doubting the age-old “plain” meaning of Scripture, I was nervous. If I could say “Oh, that’s...
Our List of Intolerable Women+
After a shaming moment from an influential woman I admired, a male pastor standing in the shadows came up to...
Harry and Sally are Wrong: Friendships between Men and Women+
“In so many ways our culture trains us to be unfit for friendship.” Paul Wadell as quoted by Dan Brennan,...
Women of Color – How do they flesh it out?+
“Sometimes, I feel discriminated against, but it does not make me angry. It merely astonishes me. How can any deny...
Victoria’s Secret+
Last night, Victoria Secret hosted their annual Fashion Show on CBS. A comment by Martha at “I Don’t Love Pink”...
Feminist: Mommy+
My son was sick. Usually, I’m a good nurse, but this one morning, I was feeling ambivalent toward being a mommy....
What our Bodies Know+
How often have we looked at our bodies and found something we’re not quite familiar with? It happened in junior high, it happens through high...
Poets Will Save the Church+
Last week, my dear friend A., flew from Hilo, Hawai’i to visit me in Steamboat. We snowshoed, cooked, read and wrote poems, danced with the...
Taking Sexual Hunger Seriously+
Why is it so hard to be celibate or a virgin today? Why does virginal or “born-again virgin” status (as commentor, Meghan, pointed out, not...
Why 30-Year-Old Virgins are Not Sexless+
Celibacy is the commitment to remain sexually chaste while not married. If the movie, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, is any indicator, celibacy gets a bad rap...
When Do You Start Sex Ed?+
This week I’m staying with my Mexican grandmother and Spanish-French grandfather in their home in Whittier. My husband is taking the week to write in...
Fully Disabled: Fully Human+
Krysta and Jeremy had just walked into Winona’s restaurant, their six and four-year-old in tow. As they draped their coats over chairs and got settled...
Why I Don’t Give out Sex like Gold Star Stickers+
This post is part of the February Synchroblog “Cross Gender Friendships”. See all contributions at the end of this post. I read Anna Latimer’s amazing...
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