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WOW! Voice

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 our calling and greater clarity to our identity....

God’s Space for Our Transformation

God’s Space for Our Transformation

A liminal space—that in-between space of waiting, of not knowing, of presumed inactivity, expected to be short-lived! Most dread that liminal space. I, for one, who likes things organized, leaving nothing to chance, am mortally afraid of such spaces of uncertainty....

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. Meeting Jesus created a new space for redemption, making the “in-between” a space for life rather than death.

Who Am I?

Who Am I?

Who was I? Was a title and the approval of man really to be the source of my self-worth? It was during this season that I learned so much about myself and my God.

Believe Her

Believe Her

“I wasn’t taken seriously. ‘He wouldn’t do that!’ was the dismissive reply.”

These accounts have been rejected and dismissed for too long. The rise of Women’s Marches, the #MeToo Movement, and the #ChurchToo Movement are giving victims of sexual harassment and assault a platform to tell their stories, to be heard, and most importantly, to be believed.

Jesus & the Women Before the Cross

Jesus & the Women Before the Cross

This Lenten season, I am drawn to the witnesses: the grieving women looking on at Jesus’ crucifixion with their hearts breaking, mourning and wailing for him as recounted by Luke. The Gospels of Luke and Matthew also tell us that these many women

Re-engage. Really?

Re-engage. Really?

The day after the elections, I walked into my elevator, and a big, tall young man the age of my daughter said, “It’s gonna be tough.”  I looked at him and replied, “We’re gonna watch out for each other.”  He gave me a smile, a soft “Yeah,” and a friendly punch on the...

Breaking Free From Fear

Breaking Free From Fear

On my 16th birthday, I burst into tears crying alone in my room because I thought I was a failure and hadn’t accomplished anything in my life. Now looking back, it seems ridiculous that I would feel that way at 16. However, the fear of failure can be a paralyzing...

WOW! Teaching 1 Timothy 2

WOW! Teaching 1 Timothy 2

WOW! Teaching on I Timothy 2 Let a woman learn quietly and with full submission [to God’s word]. I do not permit a woman to teach that she is the author of man.* Initially, my reaction to an exegetical treatment of this particular Biblical text was mixed.  It...

Women Positioned for God’s Purpose

Women Positioned for God’s Purpose

An excerpt from a speech shared by Cassandra Vaughan for 2016 Women’s Day at Mount Ollie Baptist Church in Brooklyn, NY. Our theme for Women’s Day is “Women Positioned for God’s Purpose.”  This theme should cause each of us to question: “Am I where God wants...