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Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Gender Analyzer
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We have strong indicators that http://emergingwomen.blogspot.com is written by a man (91%).
okay... apparently we are all men. what????
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We have strong indicators that http://emergingwomen.blogspot.com is written by a man (91%).
okay... apparently we are all men. what????
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
What is Deja vu ?
Hello,
I've been thinking about this and I wanted to get input. You gals have great insights. Will you share your ideas/stories/thoughts.
Do you have many experiences with it or are they rare? What is the nature of your experiences? What do you personally think deja vu is? Does it have a spiritual dimension? Has it served a spiritual purpose for you?
I've been thinking about this and I wanted to get input. You gals have great insights. Will you share your ideas/stories/thoughts.
Do you have many experiences with it or are they rare? What is the nature of your experiences? What do you personally think deja vu is? Does it have a spiritual dimension? Has it served a spiritual purpose for you?
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Tuesday, January 01, 2008
Changes in 2008
Happy (nearly-belated :) ) New Year, everyone.
So, what will be changing for you in 2008?
So, what will be changing for you in 2008?
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Wednesday, March 21, 2007
21st Century Women: How Will We Be Portrayed?
So, I just finished reading a review of J.M. Adovasio, Olga Soffer and Jake Page's "The Invisible Sex: Uncovering the True Roles of Women in Prehistory".
In the book, the authors argue that anthropologists have been reading far too much of our culture into what little we know of prehistoric ones, especially as it relates to the role(s) of women in each culture. It's fascinating stuff....or at least it is to this social science geek. :)
While reading the article, I started to wonder what anthropologists of the future might infer about the world we live in today.
For the purpose of this exercise, assume that the majority of their primary, written sources (that is, sources that were written now, not sources that will be written about us in a thousand years) on the fabric of our lives come from the church: some of the more modern translations of the bible, books that were written for and about Christians, etc etc. The ruins of secular buildings are accessible in this scenario, but for some reason they have very limited access to anything written outside of Christianity.
I have two questions for you:
1) What do you think the anthropologists will completely misunderstand about women living in our time?
2) What things do you think they'll get right?
In the book, the authors argue that anthropologists have been reading far too much of our culture into what little we know of prehistoric ones, especially as it relates to the role(s) of women in each culture. It's fascinating stuff....or at least it is to this social science geek. :)
While reading the article, I started to wonder what anthropologists of the future might infer about the world we live in today.
For the purpose of this exercise, assume that the majority of their primary, written sources (that is, sources that were written now, not sources that will be written about us in a thousand years) on the fabric of our lives come from the church: some of the more modern translations of the bible, books that were written for and about Christians, etc etc. The ruins of secular buildings are accessible in this scenario, but for some reason they have very limited access to anything written outside of Christianity.
I have two questions for you:
1) What do you think the anthropologists will completely misunderstand about women living in our time?
2) What things do you think they'll get right?
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Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Quilt of Holes
Since this has been a really difficult time for me, my step-mom sent this to me in an e-mail. We had just had a long discussion about "the times you want to just give up". She got home and a friend had sent this to her. She thought it ironic in that we have been talking the last few days about hard times. It's the typical e-mail "thing", but I thought it was a great little story.
Quilt of Holes
As I faced my Maker at the last judgment, I knelt before the Lord along with all the other souls. Before each of us laid our lives like the squares of a quilt in many piles; an angel sat before each of us sewing our quilt squares together into a tapestry that is our life. But as my angel took each piece of cloth off the pile, I noticed how ragged and empty each of my squares was. They were filled with giant holes. Each square was labeled with a part of my life that had been difficult, the challenges and temptations I was faced with in every day life. I saw hardships that I endured, which were the largest holes of all. I glanced around me. Nobody else had such squares. Other than a tiny hole here and there, the other tapestries were filled with rich color and the bright hues of worldly fortune. I gazed upon my own life and was disheartened.
My angel was sewing the ragged pieces of cloth together, threadbare and empty, like binding air. Finally the time came when each life was to be displayed, held up to the light, the scrutiny of truth. The others rose; each in turn, holding up their tapestries. So filled their lives had been. My angel looked upon me, and nodded for me to rise. My gaze dropped to the ground in shame. I hadn't had all the earthly fortunes. I had love in my life, and laughter. But there had also been trials of illness, and wealth, I had to start over many times. I often struggled with the temptation to quit, only to somehow muster the strength to pick up and begin again. I spent many nights on my knees in prayer, asking for help and guidance in my life. I had often been held up to ridicule, which I endured painfully, each time offering it up to God in hopes that I would not melt within my skin beneath the judgmental gaze of those who unfairly judged me.
And now, I had to face the truth. My life was what it was, and I had to accept it for what it was.I rose and slowly lifted the combined squares of my life to the light. An awe-filled gasp filled the air. I gazed around at the others who stared at me with wide eyes. Then, I looked upon the tapestry before me. Light flooded the many holes, creating an image, the face of Christ. Then our Lord stood before me, with warmth and love in His eyes. He said, "Every time you gave over your life to Me, it became My life, My hardships, and My struggles. Each point of light in your life is when you stepped aside and let Me shine through, until there was more of Me than there was of you."
May all our quilts be threadbare and worn, allowing Christ to shine through!
Quilt of Holes
As I faced my Maker at the last judgment, I knelt before the Lord along with all the other souls. Before each of us laid our lives like the squares of a quilt in many piles; an angel sat before each of us sewing our quilt squares together into a tapestry that is our life. But as my angel took each piece of cloth off the pile, I noticed how ragged and empty each of my squares was. They were filled with giant holes. Each square was labeled with a part of my life that had been difficult, the challenges and temptations I was faced with in every day life. I saw hardships that I endured, which were the largest holes of all. I glanced around me. Nobody else had such squares. Other than a tiny hole here and there, the other tapestries were filled with rich color and the bright hues of worldly fortune. I gazed upon my own life and was disheartened.
My angel was sewing the ragged pieces of cloth together, threadbare and empty, like binding air. Finally the time came when each life was to be displayed, held up to the light, the scrutiny of truth. The others rose; each in turn, holding up their tapestries. So filled their lives had been. My angel looked upon me, and nodded for me to rise. My gaze dropped to the ground in shame. I hadn't had all the earthly fortunes. I had love in my life, and laughter. But there had also been trials of illness, and wealth, I had to start over many times. I often struggled with the temptation to quit, only to somehow muster the strength to pick up and begin again. I spent many nights on my knees in prayer, asking for help and guidance in my life. I had often been held up to ridicule, which I endured painfully, each time offering it up to God in hopes that I would not melt within my skin beneath the judgmental gaze of those who unfairly judged me.
And now, I had to face the truth. My life was what it was, and I had to accept it for what it was.I rose and slowly lifted the combined squares of my life to the light. An awe-filled gasp filled the air. I gazed around at the others who stared at me with wide eyes. Then, I looked upon the tapestry before me. Light flooded the many holes, creating an image, the face of Christ. Then our Lord stood before me, with warmth and love in His eyes. He said, "Every time you gave over your life to Me, it became My life, My hardships, and My struggles. Each point of light in your life is when you stepped aside and let Me shine through, until there was more of Me than there was of you."
May all our quilts be threadbare and worn, allowing Christ to shine through!
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Monday, February 12, 2007
Ayiti: The Cost of Life
I recently found the game Ayiti: The Cost of Life. It was created by UNICEF to illustrate how poverty can greatly interfere with a family's ability to educate their children.
If you figure out how to win, let me know. I haven't been able to beat the system yet.
Edited to add:
I found another game with a similar message: 3rd World Farmer.
3rd World Farmer was more interactive and interesting in my opinion, although I'd suggest trying both games if you have the time and patience to do so.
If you figure out how to win, let me know. I haven't been able to beat the system yet.
Edited to add:
I found another game with a similar message: 3rd World Farmer.
3rd World Farmer was more interactive and interesting in my opinion, although I'd suggest trying both games if you have the time and patience to do so.
Labels: Fun Stuff, Social Justice
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Whozat New Kid?
I was the new kid precisely once when I was young and remained so for my entire youth. When I was a baby my parents moved from their hometown areas in Massachusetts to Kansas. When I was six we moved back to the restrictive confines of New England and an insular small town in Vermont. My parents remain in that small town and are still considered new comers ... 40 years later! (Psst ... do not do the math ... I'm hiding my age ;-) )
Fortunately for me that was my one and only experience of not quite belonging. I have spent the rest of my life being pleasantly surprised by the capacity of people to incorporate new friends into their midst. I went to college and blew out my horizons by studying political science and international studies. So I went to Washington DC to change the world or become a foreign services employee. Instead I met my husband ... became ADD and have done some very different things over the course of our 20 year marriage (do not do the math).
I was raised in a family where God was not that important. We didn't go to church and my parents still tend to believe that faith is a crutch for those who are mentally weak in some manner. I'm the oldest of three children and fight my bossy-big-sister tendencies all the time. And I know there are some who might say that this faith of mine began in some sense as a rebellion against my parents. Sobeit. God takes our sacrifices no matter how meager and uses them to change us.
I began my journey of faith in an Evangelical Free Church in the very early 90's. I've been a Sunday School teacher, a youth worker, a Bible Study teacher, a small group leader, and house church leader. We left that church 2003 for many different reasons that are all too lengthy to list here. It's an unhealthy church. We now refer to it as the Church we Left Behind (CLB).
We're now part of an emerging community of faith. I'm part of the group that plans and organizes our worship experience each Sunday. I get to teach and lead worship every so often, which is to say, when it's a subject that I'm passionate about. Being a part of this community takes so much more intentionality, transparency and basically hard work ... but the reward is occasional glimpses of the Kingdom. That makes it all worthwhile.
Yes, I have a blog which you're welcome to visit as you wish. I write there under the penname aBhantiarna Solas, which means Lady of Light in Celtic. I'm looking forward to listening more here, and chiming in occasionally. I've promised some book reviews on women in ministry and those will begin popping up here and there. You may promptly beat them down in a virtual game of Whack-A-Mole. But ... enough about me ...
Fortunately for me that was my one and only experience of not quite belonging. I have spent the rest of my life being pleasantly surprised by the capacity of people to incorporate new friends into their midst. I went to college and blew out my horizons by studying political science and international studies. So I went to Washington DC to change the world or become a foreign services employee. Instead I met my husband ... became ADD and have done some very different things over the course of our 20 year marriage (do not do the math).
I was raised in a family where God was not that important. We didn't go to church and my parents still tend to believe that faith is a crutch for those who are mentally weak in some manner. I'm the oldest of three children and fight my bossy-big-sister tendencies all the time. And I know there are some who might say that this faith of mine began in some sense as a rebellion against my parents. Sobeit. God takes our sacrifices no matter how meager and uses them to change us.
I began my journey of faith in an Evangelical Free Church in the very early 90's. I've been a Sunday School teacher, a youth worker, a Bible Study teacher, a small group leader, and house church leader. We left that church 2003 for many different reasons that are all too lengthy to list here. It's an unhealthy church. We now refer to it as the Church we Left Behind (CLB).
We're now part of an emerging community of faith. I'm part of the group that plans and organizes our worship experience each Sunday. I get to teach and lead worship every so often, which is to say, when it's a subject that I'm passionate about. Being a part of this community takes so much more intentionality, transparency and basically hard work ... but the reward is occasional glimpses of the Kingdom. That makes it all worthwhile.
Yes, I have a blog which you're welcome to visit as you wish. I write there under the penname aBhantiarna Solas, which means Lady of Light in Celtic. I'm looking forward to listening more here, and chiming in occasionally. I've promised some book reviews on women in ministry and those will begin popping up here and there. You may promptly beat them down in a virtual game of Whack-A-Mole. But ... enough about me ...
Labels: Blog Stuff, Church, Community, Fun Stuff, Women in Ministry
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Personality Test Fun
Okay, so I know that its overdone and pops up in every group, but I thought it would be fun to share our Myers-Briggs types. Our church's leadership team was discussing our types tonight and it lead to some fun discussions. If for some reason you haven't already taken this test 50+ times (or haven't taken it recently since you can change) you can take it here. And you can read descriptions of the personality types here. It's a fun personality test because so many people know it and can understand it.
So if you want to play and get to know one another better join in. Post your type and any parts of the description that you think best describe you. If you want share how your personality has affected your faith/ministry or how you approach the gender issue.
So if you want to play and get to know one another better join in. Post your type and any parts of the description that you think best describe you. If you want share how your personality has affected your faith/ministry or how you approach the gender issue.
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Sunday, January 07, 2007
Blog Tag update
Hey all - Jenelle has also posted her entry in the recent blog tag game. Get to know her better by reading it here.
If anyone else has played send me the links!
If anyone else has played send me the links!
Labels: Fun Stuff, Weekly Round-up
Saturday, December 23, 2006
Blessed Christmas, Everyone!
(Painting is by an unknown artist, early 19th century)Since many of us are probably quite involved with both church and family in the coming several days, I wanted to post a greeting to all the Emerging Women participants. May God bless you and make you a great blessing as we celebrate the birth of the Savior!
Peace,
Psalmist
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Monday, December 18, 2006
Are you "Merry"?
In England, (and maybe in this country, in some parts,) "merry" refers to being slightly and good-naturedly drunk. It got me to wondering about the drinking habits of emergent women on this blog. Will we all be having a MERRY Christmas....
I’m curious, so here's the official question: Do you ladies drink? If so, how often, and how much? Think of it as an informal survey.
Happy Holidays!
or Cheers! as the case may be.
I’m curious, so here's the official question: Do you ladies drink? If so, how often, and how much? Think of it as an informal survey.
Happy Holidays!
or Cheers! as the case may be.
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Wednesday, December 13, 2006
The Season
Given the sudden drop off in posting here, I'm assuming that most of you are at least as busy as I am. The expectations of the season always seem to take over no matter how hard we try to simplify. When it reaches midnight and one is still dipping peanut butter balls in chocolate the whole sanity thing comes into question. So I wish everyone blessings in the busyness and pose some fun and easy topics for discussion.
What are you making for Christmas? Share those recipes for those dozens and dozens of cookies you are creating. Share the memories of the food. Share your mishaps and funny stories (click here for my chocolate crap adventure from last year...). I wish I could sit down with all of you over spiced wine and appetizers and chat, but we'll have to settle for a virtual EW holiday party. So let's be foodal and get to know each other better over food.
And as a reminder - the book discussion for God's Politics by Jim Wallis starts on Friday. Even if you haven't finished it yet, you are welcome to join the conversation.
What are you making for Christmas? Share those recipes for those dozens and dozens of cookies you are creating. Share the memories of the food. Share your mishaps and funny stories (click here for my chocolate crap adventure from last year...). I wish I could sit down with all of you over spiced wine and appetizers and chat, but we'll have to settle for a virtual EW holiday party. So let's be foodal and get to know each other better over food.
And as a reminder - the book discussion for God's Politics by Jim Wallis starts on Friday. Even if you haven't finished it yet, you are welcome to join the conversation.
Friday, December 08, 2006
Tennyson Christmas Poem (witness the timelessness!)
This message is timeless- enjoy!
(From http://www.carols.org.uk/ring-out-loud-bells-tennyson.htm)
Ring out, wild bells - Christmas Poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky,
The flying cloud, the frosty light;
The year is dying in the night;
Ring out, wild bells, and let him die.
Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring, happy bells, across the snow:
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false, ring in the true.
Ring out the grief that saps the mind,
For those that here we see no more,
Ring out the feud of rich and poor,
Ring in redress to all mankind.
Ring out a slowly dying cause,
And ancient forms of party strife;
Ring in the nobler modes of life,
With sweeter manners, purer laws.
Ring out the want, the care the sin,
The faithless coldness of the times;
Ring out, ring out my mournful rhymes,
But ring the fuller minstrel in.
Ring out false pride in place and blood,
The civic slander and the spite;
Ring in the love of truth and right,
Ring in the common love of good.
Ring out old shapes of foul disease,
Ring out the narrowing lust of gold;
Ring out the thousand wars of old,
Ring in the thousand years of peace.
Ring in the valiant man and free,
The larger heart, the kindlier hand;
Ring out the darkness of the land,
Ring in the Christ that is to be.
Miniature Biography_Alfred, Lord Tennyson _Nationality - English _Lifespan - 1809 - 1892_Father - Reverand George Clayton Tennyson, Clergyman_Educated - Trinity College , Cambridge_Career - Poet and dramatist
copied from this website:http://www.carols.org.uk/ring-out-loud-bells-tennyson.htm
(From http://www.carols.org.uk/ring-out-loud-bells-tennyson.htm)
Ring out, wild bells - Christmas Poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky,
The flying cloud, the frosty light;
The year is dying in the night;
Ring out, wild bells, and let him die.
Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring, happy bells, across the snow:
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false, ring in the true.
Ring out the grief that saps the mind,
For those that here we see no more,
Ring out the feud of rich and poor,
Ring in redress to all mankind.
Ring out a slowly dying cause,
And ancient forms of party strife;
Ring in the nobler modes of life,
With sweeter manners, purer laws.
Ring out the want, the care the sin,
The faithless coldness of the times;
Ring out, ring out my mournful rhymes,
But ring the fuller minstrel in.
Ring out false pride in place and blood,
The civic slander and the spite;
Ring in the love of truth and right,
Ring in the common love of good.
Ring out old shapes of foul disease,
Ring out the narrowing lust of gold;
Ring out the thousand wars of old,
Ring in the thousand years of peace.
Ring in the valiant man and free,
The larger heart, the kindlier hand;
Ring out the darkness of the land,
Ring in the Christ that is to be.
Miniature Biography_Alfred, Lord Tennyson _Nationality - English _Lifespan - 1809 - 1892_Father - Reverand George Clayton Tennyson, Clergyman_Educated - Trinity College , Cambridge_Career - Poet and dramatist
copied from this website:http://www.carols.org.uk/ring-out-loud-bells-tennyson.htm
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Saturday, October 07, 2006
Getting to Know You
I noticed that we hadn't had a "just for fun" post in awhile, and I thought it might be kind of nice to do a getting acquainted activity. One of my favorite shows on Bravo is "Inside the Actors Studio." If nobody will be offended, I'd like to ask the questions that James Lipton uses to close his interview with each actor from French journalist Bernard Pivot.
The questions are:
1. What is your favorite word?
2. What is your least favorite word?
3. What turns you on?
4. What turns you off?
5. What sound or noise do you love?
6. What sound or noise do you hate?
7. What profession other than yours would you like to attempt?
8. What profession other than yours would you not like to attempt?
9. What is your favorite curse word?
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates [other than the obvious, "Well done..."]?
The questions are:
1. What is your favorite word?
2. What is your least favorite word?
3. What turns you on?
4. What turns you off?
5. What sound or noise do you love?
6. What sound or noise do you hate?
7. What profession other than yours would you like to attempt?
8. What profession other than yours would you not like to attempt?
9. What is your favorite curse word?
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates [other than the obvious, "Well done..."]?
Friday, September 01, 2006
Humor for the weekend.
A young monk arrives at the monastery. He is assigned to helping the other monks in copying the old canons and laws of the church by hand. He notices, however, that all of the monks are copying from copies, not from the original manuscript. So, the new monk goes to the head abbot to question this, pointing out that if someone made even a small error in the first copy, it would never be picked up! In fact, that error would be continued in all of the subsequent copies. The head monk, says, "We have been copying from the copies for centuries, but you make a good point, my son. He goes down into the dark caves underneath the monastery where the original manuscripts are held as archives in a locked vault that hasn't been opened for hundreds of years. Hours go by and nobody sees the old abbot. So, the young monk gets worried and goes down to look for him. He sees him banging his head against the wall and wailing, "We missed the "R" ! , we missed the "R" !" His forehead is all bloody and bruised and he is crying uncontrollably. The young monk asks the old abbot, "What's wrong, father?" With a choking voice, the old abbot replies, "The word was CELEBRATE!!!" ....................... Since we can be serious, thought I would leave a cute joke I received. And, not to be serious, but I found so much connection with this little joke. I personally feel this is sort of what my life became this year. Amazing what an impact just a little (mis)interpretation can have.
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Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Top Ten Reasons Why Men Should Not Be Ordained
10. A man's place is in the army.
9. For men who have children, their duties might distract them from the responsibilities of being a parent.
8. Their physical build indicates that men are more suited to tasks such as chopping down trees and wrestling mountain lions. It would be "unnatural" for them to do other forms of work.
7. Man was created before woman. It is therefore obvious that man was a prototype. Thus, they represent an experiment, rather than the crowning achievement of creation.
6. Men are too emotional to be priests or pastors. This is easily demonstrated by their conduct at football games and watching basketball tournaments.
5. Some men are handsome; they will distract women worshipers.
4. To be ordained pastor is to nurture the congregation. But this is not a traditional male role. Rather, throughout history, women have been considered to be not only more skilled than men at nurturing, but also more frequently attracted to it. This makes them the obvious choice for ordination.
3. Men are overly prone to violence. No really manly man wants to settle disputes by any means other than by fighting about it. Thus, they would be poor role models, as well as being dangerously unstable in positions of leadership.
2. Men can still be involved in church activities, even without being ordained. They can sweep paths, repair the church roof, and maybe even lead the singing on Father's Day. By confining themselves to such traditional male roles, they can still be vitally important in the life of the Church.
1. In the New Testament account, the person who betrayed Jesus was a man. Thus, his lack of faith and ensuing punishment stands as a symbol of the subordinated position that all men should take.
(I thought this blog could use a little humour. ;) )
9. For men who have children, their duties might distract them from the responsibilities of being a parent.
8. Their physical build indicates that men are more suited to tasks such as chopping down trees and wrestling mountain lions. It would be "unnatural" for them to do other forms of work.
7. Man was created before woman. It is therefore obvious that man was a prototype. Thus, they represent an experiment, rather than the crowning achievement of creation.
6. Men are too emotional to be priests or pastors. This is easily demonstrated by their conduct at football games and watching basketball tournaments.
5. Some men are handsome; they will distract women worshipers.
4. To be ordained pastor is to nurture the congregation. But this is not a traditional male role. Rather, throughout history, women have been considered to be not only more skilled than men at nurturing, but also more frequently attracted to it. This makes them the obvious choice for ordination.
3. Men are overly prone to violence. No really manly man wants to settle disputes by any means other than by fighting about it. Thus, they would be poor role models, as well as being dangerously unstable in positions of leadership.
2. Men can still be involved in church activities, even without being ordained. They can sweep paths, repair the church roof, and maybe even lead the singing on Father's Day. By confining themselves to such traditional male roles, they can still be vitally important in the life of the Church.
1. In the New Testament account, the person who betrayed Jesus was a man. Thus, his lack of faith and ensuing punishment stands as a symbol of the subordinated position that all men should take.
(I thought this blog could use a little humour. ;) )
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