It’s International Women’s Day today so I thought I would talk about some of the faithful women I’ve encountered in my travels of faith.<\/p>\n
Deborah, judge of Israel
\nHannah, mother of Samuel
\nMary, the Theotokos (God bearer)
\nPriscilla, tentmaker with Paul
\nLydia, seller of purple dye
\nPerpetua and Felicitas, martyrs
\nMacrina, abbess and saint
\nClothilde, wife of Clovis and Catholic saint
\nJulian of Norwich, mystic
\nHildegard von Bingen, mystic and musician
\nAnne Bradstreet, Puritan poetess
\nEmily Dickinson, poetess
\nLou Ellyn Griffin, neighbor of mine who introduced me to Jesus when I was 6
\nJoan Smith\/Kathy Hardin\/Laurie Herlich, leaders of the College Group of my church in Santa Cruz
\nall my female friends who serve in ministry<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It’s International Women’s Day today so I thought I would talk about some of the faithful women I’ve encountered in my travels of faith. Deborah, judge of Israel Hannah, mother of Samuel Mary, the Theotokos (God bearer) Priscilla, tentmaker with … Continue reading