Achsah: A Woman of Wisdom and Initiative
The book of Joshua gives us the story of Achsah, daughter of Caleb, who was offered by her father as the prize for taking possession of some land in Canaan.
Category: 39 Women 2023
Women in Deuteronomy, 1883, and A Hopeful Trajectory
As I lean in to this exploration of women of the Old Testament and prayerfully seek to acquire understanding, two words give me hope: history and trajectory.
Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah: Courageous Confrontation in Numbers
Five women operating from the margins of ancient Israelite culture were fortunate to find in their leader an empathetic humility, and their courageous confrontation changed Jewish law forever.
What Do We Do With The Sotah Ritual? (Numbers 5:11-31)
At first glance, the Sotah ritual represents the very worst of patriarchal culture. But digging deeper, I find that a husband would be a fool to enforce Sotah on his wife, because if she loses, he loses too.
Shelomith, Parenting, and Blasphemy
Mothers have been trying for thousands of years to keep their children from using the name of the Lord as a curse word, and while it may seem like it is a losing battle in twenty-first century culture, scripture tells us that we’re not alone.
Coffee Stains on my Bible 