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Holy Week: When Jesus Prayed for Us

Monday, April 06, 2020
English evangelical J.C. Ryle, the first Anglican bishop of Liverpool, called chapter 17 in the book of John “the most wonderful prayer that was ever prayed on earth.” Some say... Read More

Discarded; A Palm Branch and a Savior

Wednesday, April 01, 2020
I treasure the experience of having visited Israel on Palm Sunday. In amazement I watched the pilgrims wave huge palm branches, as they recreated in their hearts the day Jesus... Read More

Facing Our Limits

Monday, March 30, 2020
We have limits on our credit cards, time limits on meetings and sporting events. Even the number of hours we have sunshine are limited each day. No matter who you... Read More

COVID-19...Wear Comfortable Clothes

Monday, March 23, 2020
While we are sheltering in place, get comfortable—but remember others are watching. In light of our current situation, it is easy to get caught up in the fear that surrounds... Read More

Image Bearing

Sunday, March 15, 2020
Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness” …So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male... Read More

Meet Clement of Rome

Sunday, March 01, 2020
MEET CLEMENT OF ROME (30-101)While committed Christians are familiar with the names Peter, Paul, John, and James, they draw a blank on Clement, Ignatius, Polycarp, and Justin. The reason for... Read More

Lent - A True Fast

Thursday, February 27, 2020
The word Lent is derived from the Anglo Saxon word lencten which points to the lengthening of days we begin to experience as spring approaches, and is translated spring. Lent... Read More

Rising from Ash Wednesday: The bad news that prepares us for the Good News

Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Supreme Court Justice Sonya Sotomayor was once asked to describe the greatest paradigm shift she encountered during her rise to the Supreme Court. She responded by saying, “The existence of... Read More

It’s a Love Story

Friday, February 14, 2020
It’s Valentine’s Day, and because I know all of our Womenary readers are scholars, historians, and theologians, I’m sure you came here expecting to read about Saint Valentine of Rome... Read More

Is Thy Heart Right with God?

Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Somewhere, sometime in my lifetime, I heard these words sung in prayerful probing either by one of my grandmothers or my mother:“Have thy affections been nailed to the cross?  Is... Read More