Pride and Pregnancy
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...
Free Speech
I picked up a copy of the Wall Street Journal on a trip recently. I read an interview with Richard Epstein, by Tunku Varadarajan, entitled “The First Amendment Is for Neo-Nazis, Too” (2017). Epstein, an emeritus law professor who calls himself a “classical liberal,”...
In Response to Charlottesville
By Ruth Burke I had originally written a different post for this week but after the white supremacist march in Charlottesville I knew I had to respond. White supremacy is evil and completely incompatible with the gospel. But that is not what this post is about. As a...
Do Great Things
By Debbie Boyce I opened my computer recently to discover a beautiful photograph on my startup screen, courtesy of Microsoft. The spectacular landscape drew me in. I wanted to know where the photo was taken. It was an aerial view of farmland, with a hot air balloon...
Women are Life-givers
By Debbie Boyce “The man named his wife Eve because she was the mother of all the living” (Genesis 3:20). Women are life-givers. What do I mean by that? Not that we can create life - only God can create life. However, humans were designed to do some amazing and...
Can Jesus Understand the Pain of Childbirth?
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 month old...