Gender Discrimination at Work: Faithful Resistance

I was on a panel recently that opened up with this question: As a woman, what are some of the ways you’ve been discriminated against in…

A Tale of Two Healings: Part I

Suffering levels the playing field. A man named Jairus approaches Jesus and falls at Jesus’ feet. Jairus is a synagogue leader. We do not…

Anchored

I don’t know about your summer, but mine seems like a blur. If there was anything consistent about it, it was that every week…

From Failure to Fortitude

At a recent job interview, I was asked a terrifying question: “Describe a time in your ministry life when you experienced failure; how did…

Hannah’s Lamentation

Lamentation is a declaration that things aren’t as they should be. Hannah was barren and broken-hearted about not having a child. Year after year,…

She Is: Biblical Reflections on Vocation

We are excited to present to you, She Is…, a workbook designed to help people engage questions of vocation through the stories of various…

A Seat at the Table

Too often, women are enculturated to set the table rather than sit at the table in their work. It’s time for that to change—time for…

Ruth the Faithful: A Survival Story

Rest, Play, and the Costs of Believing “I Can Do It All”

When I graduated with my doctorate, I did so alongside eight men. As part of the ceremony, each person stood up and gave a…

A Lifestyle of Work-Life Balance: Sarah Magidoff’s Story

Sarah Magidoff always thought being an architect was her one special calling in life. This desire arose when she was four years old, and…

Practicing Yes: Taking Vocation Step by Step

The truth is that I have witnessed the faithfulness of God and his ability to guide me in this uncharted path. However, just because…

Mary: The Risk-Taker

As women, we encounter elements of sacrifice when it comes to our vocational lives. A yes to work can mean a sacrifice of time…

Below the Glass Ceiling

Feeling invisible in the workplace because you are a woman is painful. It can make you feel isolated and in doubt about your abilities….

Lydia: The Innovator

The Philippian church was birthed with the work of prayer by the river. Women worked as they prayed and prayed as they worked. Lydia’s…

Esther: The Activist

Like Queen Hadassah-Esther, we must allow the marginalized voices from Black Americans to Latinxs to Asian Americans to the Indigenous to the undocumented to…