Ecumenism

Ecumenism is the effort of Christians of different church traditions to develop closer relationships and foster better understandings between churches. I wrote The Ecumenical Affair as a true-life story to lift up the need for visible unity between Conservative and Liberal churches. My book may shock some readers as it does contain a sexually explicit sceneContinue reading “Ecumenism”

Mathematics of the New Jerusalem

Abstract “The holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. . . .” [1]is a prophecy from the Book of Revelation. When I was a very young woman with no education beyond high school, I discovered something so incredible contained within the scriptureContinue reading “Mathematics of the New Jerusalem”

Who Was Mary Magdalene? 

Who Mary Magdalene was matters especially in the context of how Jesus related to her. Many people want to know: Who was she? Was she merely one of many female disciples accompanying Jesus? Have traditional roles and sexual morality defined her and kept her from being recognized as Jesus’s counterpart, his equal? What is theContinue reading “Who Was Mary Magdalene? “