Lucy Peppiatt
@lucepeppiatt
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There were many moving moments today for a Christian in the UK, but for me it was committing 'our sister, Elizabeth' to the Lord. It was as it should be.
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I cried teaching Christology this time. I don't always. But sometimes teaching on the divine Son who becomes fully and truly human just undoes you.
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The longer I'm in pastoral ministry, the more I realize how vulnerable and fragile we all are. We don't need authoritarian leaders. We need compassionate and wise shepherds.
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My husband, brought up as a good evangelical, daily quiet times, memorizing scripture from a boy, always loved the Bible, said this this morning at the age of 62:
Gosh my life would have been different if someone had taught me to read scripture properly when I was young.
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I had the joy & privilege this morning of preaching at a church where they installed women as elders for the first time.
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It's amazing that the peace of God 'guards' and 'protects' both our hearts and our minds. I know many people right now whose hearts and minds need guarding and protecting.
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Just a reminder - a 'staycation' is when you have your holiday while staying in your own home, not when you have a holiday in your own country. That's just a holiday. Be nice if we could get that straight.
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Just a reminder that "gentleness" in Paul's letters is not presented as a "feminine" quality, but a Christlike one.
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Just a thought for male preachers, teachers, and writers - please use examples from everyday life that also apply to women. Jesus was good at this. Thank you to those who do.
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I'm just thinking I'd love to see more in-depth teaching and theological engagement at Christian festivals & conferences. I think people are hungry for that. If I hadn't pursued my own studies I'd have been bored a long time ago.
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I just received the cover of my new book out very soon!
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I realize that sometimes I just let young American male academics call me Dr Peppiatt for a while without rushing to say 'Oh do call me Lucy.' Some people will understand this.
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Dr Karen Jobes was recalling her first ETS in 1989 where every 5 mins someone asked her whose wife she was. (This happened to me once at SBL in 2007.) Yesterday there were over 100 women meeting together and change in the air. Celebrate the wins.
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We are at a threshold moment. My husband was ordained into the Anglican church in 1988. We met in 1989 & married in 1990. I became a lay minister in 1993. We ministered happily together in London, Harare, & Sheffield. But in 2003 God began to unsettle us deeply about church.
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I've always found it strange that evangelical Christian parents think that their children having a faith in Jesus is either a) their sole responsibility and/or b) to their credit.
It's neither.
If I could release people from both, I would.
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When an email from a friend begins, 'I came across this post...' and your heart sinks a bit - and then it turns out a chap has abandoned complementarianism partly because of reading your book and
@bethallisonbarr
as well! Thank God. Happy Saturday!
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Charismatics read 'The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God' and yet don't connect this activity of the Spirit with theological study. I'd like to change that.
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I had my first planning meeting with Tim Mackie yesterday about teaching on 1 Cor for the BP Classroom. Now feeling more real, bit scary, and v exciting! Filming in Nov!
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Imagine a Bible in which Paul doesn't condemn women to having a male 'covering' for all they do for the Lord because they weren't made in the image and glory of God. Ladies & gentleman, boys & girls, now you have one. Thanks be to God .
@scotmcknight
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20 years ago I started an MA in Systematic Theology at King's College, London. I went home and burst into tears wondering what on earth I thought I was doing thinking I could do a masters in theology. Thanks to Murray Rae and my lovely family I didn't quit.
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He's still an evangelical (we're British), has daily quiet times, memorizes scripture, loves the Bible. Evangelicals need to learn to read the Bible better. Go figure.
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I was just approached in the melee of Paddington station and asked if I was Lucy Peppiatt by a female pastor from Italy. She found my work when looking into the equality of women and men. ❤️ Lovely small big world!
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A new phase for us - being parents of married adults. I have to say I'm really enjoying it, but so conscious of needing new skills. I miss my mum a lot and realise how much she held her tongue, prayed, and just let us work things out.
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Yesterday I blithely committed to giving a 30-40 min paper on 'A response to the use of scripture as a weapon against women' without being sure what I'd say. Then woke too early pondering, now scribbling notes, realising could be a book! Help - tea needed.
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Annoyed with myself that I cleaned the whole fridge today without putting it on my to do list. Can't believe I did that. What a waste. We all know who we are. Us list people.
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I'm preaching this evening on the gift of discerning spirits.
I've realised that all my sermons end in pray, read your Bibles, and study theology.
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He now has a discipling-teaching ministry based on a huge amount of work he's done building a website to teach people to read *whole* books of the Bible, understand them in context, not gloss over the complexities.
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I heard the stuff (again) about women not teaching men. Rather than defend my entire existence, I wrote something encouraging women to pursue academic theology.
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Pioneering always comes with a cost but so does all ministry tbh. If we'd known what was coming we wouldn't have chosen it. But we wouldn't change it now for the world. Now we see what happens next. All glory to God.
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Day one of filming w
@bibleproject
done. I have such a great group of students and feel very at home here. Portland hospitality is next to none.
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Today we're celebrating:
33 yrs of marriage
the birth of our first two grandchildren in the last month (Sienna and Evangeline)
10 years of being the Principal of WTC which means...
3 months study leave starting - yes - today!
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I didn't want to have Covid last year, nor did I want long Covid that followed, but because of it all, I've slowed down because I've been slowed down. And now I'm recovering, I don't think I want to go back to how I was before. Pondering lessons learned(?) and what now...
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Many months ago a woman in a church in the US contacted me to ask if there was any chance I would meet with them virtually to talk with their leaders about women in leadership because they were thinking through the issue. I said yes. Just heard they have cancelled. Here's why...
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My new book coming out in August with a foreword by
@scotmcknight
I'm not saying much that's 'new', but hope that by putting it all together in one book, it will help.
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I've added
@scotmcknight
and
@laurambarringer
A Church Called Tov to the reading list for my spiritual formation class for this coming year. Looking forward to recommending this to my students.
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I feel there's scope for someone to write a manual/guide: How to Leave a Church Well.
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My eldest son has moved to Singapore and one of his main criteria for where he goes to church is that they have women leading and preaching. Can't tell you how much this warms my heart.
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I'll tell you what I'm going to do when we can meet as a staff team in person again. I'm going to stop work at regular intervals to engage in meaningless chatter. Can't wait for that.
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3 out of 4 of my sons got married in the lockdowns and this weekend we're all gathering for a celebration with our wider families who couldn't be at the weddings. My heart's full.
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My experience of coming into the charismatic evangelical church in my mid 20s was there was a genuine desire for people to know Jesus & a real knowledge of God's presence & power - but v little truth-telling about the reality of life: sad marriages, anger, boredom, doubt,...
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I heard today of a young, male, church leader who requested to be mentored by an older woman highly experienced in business, leadership, and wise management. She said yes. This is such an encouraging story from so many perspectives.
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Hanlon's Razor: 'Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.' I love that one.
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A while ago, after I wrote Rediscovering, I stopped accepting invitations to come and 'speak on women' to local churches. In my view, teaching on women in the local church is the pastor's job. Everyone needs to hear what they think and why so it shouldn't be outsourced.
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I was privileged to contribute to this tome. I wrote an article on 'Women.' There wasn't one in the first edition. My article is followed by 'Women Named in Paul' by Judith Odor. Celebrate the wins.
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My husband just quietly rearranging the top of the dishwasher that I just stacked. You know who you are.
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To some of his most troublesome and frustrating churches in Corinth, Paul doesn't demand they submit to his authority, but calls them to imitate him (1 Cor 4:16, 11:1). Moreover his authority is couched in his posture of serving, his apparent weakness, & his gentle spirit.
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Just a plea to male academics when women come to see them about doing a PhD in theology. If they are not leaning towards the main disciplines of biblical studies or systematics, ask them why and think about encouraging them to consider a PhD in one of these.
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My youngest son says he sees a trend of a lot of men writing about and being listened to on spiritual formation and wants to read/hear from more women. Who's out there?
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In the next couple of weeks I'm doing final prep for filming a course with
@SeminaryNow
on Rediscovering Scripture's Vision and filming w
@bibleproject
on 1 Corinthians. This prep will include trying to find something to wear!
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My
@bibleproject
Classroom on 1 Corinthians is live!! I'm excited about this and loved interacting with my wonderful students. They added so much to the teaching. Please share!
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I have a female actor and voiceover artist friend who is interested in recording reading the Bible. She would be brilliant so I'm excited about the idea. Also wondering how many audio versions of the Bible are done by women?
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One of the nice things about having a woman leading an organisation is that you know that everyone who works there or partners with the organisation is totally fine with women in leadership.
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When I was researching for Women & Worship I was struck by how often bib scholars rely on their imaginations to fill in gaps. It's imp to remember how much exegesis is shaped by the scope of an individual's imagination.
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Anna was not just a prophet, she was the first evangelist: At that moment she came, and began to praise God and to speak about the child to all who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem. Lk 2:38
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I'm reading a dissertation on Simone Weil. This struck me: 'The tremendous greatness of Christianity comes from the fact that it does not seek a supernatural remedy against suffering, but a supernatural use of suffering.'
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One of my students told me they'd been kept awake at night pondering a christological question. Job done.
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WTC is going to be fully online for one year only. With no need for any travel, UK citizens from anywhere in the world can join a part-time Certificate in Kingdom Theology: CertHE, Cert Grad Dip and PG Cert all available. Good little window of opportunity! Let people know.
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I just did something really embarrassing and dumb (yet again) w a friend.
Instead of making me feel really dumb, my friend shared a story of when he had also done something embarrassing & dumb.
He spared me and made me laugh.
Be kind. It's a lovely thing.
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Walking through Denver Downton w
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&
@kristenmcknight
& we hear a loud shout 'Dr McKnight!! I love your work!' Then we stop & they listen to a young man's story. ♥️
(Plus he assumed Kris was a fellow theologian, not Scot's wife! Told ya times are changing.)
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My thoughts on why evangelical charismatics should study theology. Hint: we're good at singing about how we wanna know God more - not so good at engaging with the multiple ways he's given us to do it!
Why Study Theology? Reflections for the evangelical charismatic church
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We're going to set aside a Sun evening a month to make dinner & host anyone who wants to come & ask questions about the Christian faith. It'll be for new believers, non-believers, non-church goers - anyone who feels on the outside. I'm really excited about it & hope people come!
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I'm constantly impressed by young Christians in their 20s. It gives me such hope for the church that when we're old/retired/dead they'll be in charge.
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We just had younger friends to stay and the husband of the couple was raving about
@MargMowczko
's blog saying it was absolutely brilliant & had opened his eyes to so many new things about women in the Bible! Well done, Marg 👏
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Just saw a sweet video of my eldest son - father to be - trying to fold a pram, saying 'I don't know what I'm doing.'
And that, my darling boy, is what you'll be saying for the rest of your life.
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I've often wondered about Philip having four daughters - whether he kept all four girls because he was already a Christian or whether he rescued girls who had been abandoned. Also that he brought them up to hear the Spirit's voice. Good dad.
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Just looking through drafts of dissertations and putting in Oxford commas....
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I've come to the end of my 1st draft of my 1 Cor commentary and am now writing something on 'Curating Spiritual Gifts in Community' arising from my study of this extraordinary letter & our years of experience in the charismatic church.
My aim is to think through good practice..
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A female colleague & I were talking about running a return to work course for women who've had a career break for whatever reason - mainly caring of some kind in our experience - but no need to specify. We've noticed certain patterns we think could be addressed. Thoughts welcome.
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We had a women's forum
@wtctheology
resi. Someone recommended this book. Someone else searched for it. Then she sent me this. Laughable and not at the same time!
Just a little reminder for anyone who thinks there isn't work to be done...
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I handed in the ms for my imago Dei book this morning which is a big yay! Only it's Mon morning so that means next on the list is catching up on emails 🙄
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My mother was a bereavement counsellor. She died in 2019. I found these notes I hadn't seen before in an old notebook. 'he who would do good to others must do it in minute particulars'; creating a culture of care; people being moved on too fast; a theology of failure. I miss her.
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When you read the church email and realise you're the speaker tomorrow! Oh my days. All a bit discombobulated.
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We've installed 4 women as advisors and have just last week communicated to our House Church leaders our intention to move forward with *women in all offices in the church*.'
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Groups of 6 yesterday. I realized I'd really missed the complete chaos of live conversation - people interrupting, interjecting, finishing sentences, three conversations at once, lots of laughter. Felt like a relief.
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Middle aged women are worst affected by long Covid and doctors don't know why. No surprises.
Middle aged women are routinely dismissed by GPs, told they are depressed, hormonal, etc. Their health issues are under-researched and ignored.
I know coz I am one and we swap stories!
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I think what's happening at Asbury sounds wonderful and believe it is being led by the Spirit.
The pastor in me wants to ensure people who need to will also rest. I remember years ago someone saying 'Those times of refreshing knackered us out!' 😂
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I joined Tim Mackie & Jon Collins
@bibleproject
for a podcast on Matt 5:27-30 talking about Jesus' words on male lust. This'll come out as part of their series on the Sermon on the Mount next year. I think between us we tackled some important topics. I'm grateful for those guys.
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I have 4 sons. The 3 older married ones are with the youngest one this weekend for his stag. He's getting married in two weeks' time. How many emotions can you have all at once?
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After 33 years of marriage I've put my foot down & insisted on separate chocolate bars: 1 for me & 1 for him.
Left to my own devices mine would last over a week. His would disappear in a couple of days. I was permanently grieved by the disappearing choc.
Now we're both happy.
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2 Tim 2:2 'and what you have heard from me through many witnesses entrust to faithful people who will be able to teach others as well.'
NB. People
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'Indirectly Paul is telling the Corinthians that, if they wished to be different from their neighbors in an authentically Christian sense, they should treat women as equals!' J Murphy-O'Connor on 1 Cor 7:1-5.
Amen.
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I always read the acknowledgements & dedication in a book first. I like to see who helped with the book (any women?), the friends and colleagues, and any background that will help me understand the work better.
The relational element of my studies has always mattered to me.
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sexual temptation, failure, out of control children, envy, depression & a whole host of other stuff that my own 'liberal' Christian parents had taught me about. I'm grateful for all of it. But it shouldn't be either/or. God is in all of it.
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At every meeting I've had with church leaders in Scotland they've prayed at the end - and properly - not just a perfunctory prayer. I'm encouraged and challenged by this.
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For any New Winers, my last two talks that I was going to give are now available here
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I'm working on my 1 Cor preaching commentary.
"...even as I have been fully known" always gets me.
I feel if I could really grasp what that means for me here and now, for myself and others, I'd understand so much more about how secure we are in God.
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First leg of my journey - on a train to London so I don't have to get up super early for a morning flight to Chicago. Carrying a neg Covid certificate and passport! (May have quadruple checked....)
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I'm honoured that Rediscovering won an IVP Readers' Choice Award. Thank you to anyone you voted! I really appreciate it. Thank you to
@ivpacademic
for promoting the book and all the support. I appreciate you all too!
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I'm delighted we've finalised plans for a Foundations in Theology course to start Sept '23. It'll be non-accredited online on a Weds evening for anyone and everyone! Perfect for people exploring maybe studying or for those who can't commit to more rt now. More details in Jan.
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I'm so sad this is an end of an era for us. Queen Elizabeth was a remarkable, inspiring, selfless woman. I'm going to miss her.
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Listening to my colleague
@freddyhedley
teaching on men and women in the OT at our Vineyard conference today and really hoping it becomes normal for us charismatics to bring scholars into our church conferences.
@wtctheology
#foodforthought
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I am not doing dry January. Just putting that out there for accountability.
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I met w a wonderful friend here in Bristol who asked me if I knew of
@BethMooreLPM
- her daughter started running a Bible study group w Beth's resources & now there are at least 5 women's groups running! She couldn't speak highly enough. I said I was honoured to know her here.
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My son and future d-i-l have asked me to make a speech at their wedding dinner. I'm so honoured & have loved thinking what to say. 31 yrs ago, I spoke at our wedding, but most women were literally 'speechless' at weddings. At all my sons' weddings there've been womens' voices...
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I'm also celebrating today that 2 female colleagues, who are also students at WTC, preached their v first sermons today in their own churches.
#proudandthankful
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We now have matching bedside tables for the first time in 32.5 years! Early present to ourselves. I feel as though this is a great achievement and a seldom-recognized rite of passage into adulthood.
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Today my sweet, wonderful mother in law left us to be with Jesus - the last of our parents. We cried & laughed (& had cloth napkins in napkin rings at dinner in honour of the older generation). Thank God for them all who gave us so much - for generations to come.
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Somebody has asked me about books on preaching written by women. I think my Twitter world will know more than I do. Thanks in advance!
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This is now out. A shorter, simpler, more accessible version of my reading of 1 Cor 11. Thanks so much to
@RobinParry
@wipfandstock
love working with u. And
@scotmcknight
for being awesome.
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