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Liminality: The In-Between Space

Liminality: The In-Between Space

My natural bent would not have been to go to “in-between” spaces, where job descriptions are vague and the journey unmeasurable. Growing up in the United States as a child of immigrant parents, I straddled at least two cultures and languages. Identity formation...

God’s Persistent Love

God’s Persistent Love

When I was discerning what to do after seminary, the verse that recurred to me was “The steadfast love of the Lord endures forever.” I could not have received a more powerful word for what would come. As I interned and interviewed in different churches, sometimes I...

Church Planting with the Homeless

Church Planting with the Homeless

I started as a Community Liaison in Yonkers which opened many connections and showed the needs of our City. I saw how homelessness was rampant and as I met some of the population, I was moved to do more. It began with a closing of a shelter. From engaging in the...

WOW! Teachings

WOW! Teachings

“Georgia, Georgia on my mind. All the roads lead up to you.” Like an old sweet song, the words come through, sweet and clear like moonlight through the pines. I see WOW! seminars as a process in my faith journey. They are a revelation from the Lord that comes through...

Women in Leadership? Well, why not?

Women in Leadership? Well, why not?

Often the Bible seems to place women in lower position than men and focuses on the achievements of men more than those of women. In chapter 5 of the book of Genesis in the 2nd verse it says, “He created them male and female and blessed them. And when they were...

Our Commitment to Solidarity

Our Commitment to Solidarity

BLACK LIVES MATTER The entire Women of Wonder (WOW!) Leadership Team unapologetically stands in solidarity with our Black brothers and sisters and commit to care for and amplify Black voices in our community. We acknowledge and renounce the systems of racism and...

FAITH, LOVE & HOPE

FAITH, LOVE & HOPE

We each experienced a refreshment in our reflections that offered an invitation to walk and move in faith, hope and love that is described, expressed and gifted below. May it offer you newness in your perspective and experience presently.

The story of Judah and Tamar  (Genesis 38) is often overlooked, or perhaps I should say it is purposely glossed over because of its questionable content. Many Christians struggle with accepting Tamar as a person who portrays any type of leadership quality, let alone having Christian values. We all tend to get stuck when we think about her actions don’t we? Even though we don’t condone Tamar’s actions,

WOW! VOICE

Celebrating the birth of Jesus reminds us that we are under new management with a fresh voice of hope and peace. In celebration of this good news, God has blessed WOW! with a new voice for 2020 which will deepen and give clarity to WOW!’s identity.