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An Avalanche of Crumbs - When Jesus called a Woman to Preach.
The story of the Syrophoenician woman is one of the most ignored Gospel stories in our pulpits. Jesus calls a woman a dog. Not because he hated women but because he was activating her leadership. He was calling her to speak prophetically to the gathered people of God. He was calling her to preach.
Genesis 21: Who Gets to Laugh? Who Gets to Drink?
Genesis 21 is full of tension around a simple, ordinary thing: a well. It’s a story about promised children and unwanted children, about who gets to belong, and about surprising friendship at the places where we share water.