by Debbie Boyce | Oct 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
Last January I witnessed a conversation between one of my daughters and my 89 year-old father. My dad was telling some stories about his youth, and he brought up that when he went to high school, all female students were required to take home economics and all male...
by Debbie Boyce | Sep 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
Welcome back! We’ve enjoyed our summer rest and are excited to get back to regular blogging. During our break, I had the opportunity to hear a bit of feedback on topics yet to be covered. Chief among those topics is the subject of women in the church. We are getting...
by Debbie Boyce | Jun 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
I began teaching on the biblical passages about women and men over 30 years ago. As I worked my way through books and commentaries on the passages, two passages – Titus 2:3-5 and Proverbs 31: 10-33 – seemed particularly relevant to the topic of mothers and work....
by Ruth Burke | Sep 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
By Ruth Burke The birth of my third child changed my life. It would be nice to follow that statement with some lovely thoughts about what a blessing children are, and how wonderful it is to be mother. While it is true that my children are a blessing and being a mother...
by Ruth Burke | Aug 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
By: Ruth Burke During a recent church service I was holding my sleeping baby and thinking about the pain she caused me. I know that’s a bit strange, but please bear with me. My husband was leading the communion portion of the service and had handed our seven...