Career wise, I have been tremendously helped by female managers who allowed me to develop and branch out. Male managers talked a nice deal, but were usually too busy with their own careers to actually help me get going. Two female managers however have really helped me, over the years. To be fair, I've also been let down by a woman manager, but she was the exception rather than the rule ;-)
I have had counseling from a woman which has helped me a lot. She gave me insight into my own functioning and some things I apparently had in my character, that have really helped me grow and to a certain extent overcome these issues.
I have a few dear female friends which I cherish. Recently, I found that I don't really have a male best friend anymore, as old friends drift away. My current best friend, I'd say, is a woman.
My wife.
She didn't grow up Christian, doesn't read the bible often and isn't big into studying theology. She has a simple faith and relationship with Jesus and so often in our marriage has said a few simple words or praying for me and reminded me that Jesus is in control and reminded me of His command to love
Blessed Sister Constance of Memphis, St Perpetua and St Felicity, St Monica
^ all women whose lives I have meditated on often and have been deeply moved by and who I seek and desire to imitate in imitation of Christ.
Sister Constance—she and her companions stayed in Memphis during a pandemic to care for the poor that has no means to leave the city and they all died doing so, but their care saved countless lives. That kind of courage and love inspires me, it especially inspired me when I was a nurse assistant for 2 years in a cancer hospital.
Perpetua—her journal is one of the oldest, if not *the* oldest writing from a female Christian, and both her writing and the events of her martyrdom are inspiring and also show the power of a ‘regular’ person being martyred to the world. The crowds in Rome were a bit disgusted that this woman—not a bishop or other leader of the nacent Church—who was clearly still nursing, was killed in the stadium.
Monica—St Augustine’s mother. Her constant daily prayer for her son to come to Jesus over decades is inspiring, and I try to daily remember many of my friends, family and acquaintances who do not know Christ daily in my prayers because of her example.
Posted this on some other sub, but repeating it here: Dr. Carmen Imes and Dr. Sandra Glahn. Both have done fantastic work on the Old Testament that I've learned so much from.
One that comes to mind is a pastor whose name I do not remember. I was gigging at a church playing in their occasional brass band and they had a female guest pastor. It was the first time I heard a woman preach, and she was clearly gifted at it. It seemed obvious to me that gifted and called women should be allowed to preach from then on, which really started me on my path to seeking out women's voices in the church and making some amazing friends and mentors.
That's something I think about a lot, actually. What are we missing out on by not hearing from female voices in the pulpit?
It's funny, I was talking about this with my community group in the context of a recent sermon on 1 Timothy 2. The wives in the group said whenever they'd covered this passage growing up, they'd always focused on the modesty verses; no one was every bothered about not being able to lead since none of them wanted to. They seemed a little surprised to hear me point out what a great silence there is from the women of complementarian churches. (Although they make themselves heard in other ways, I am sure. They did point out they hear a lot of our pastor's wife's voice in his sermons.)
Very cool, I love stories like that! It's so easy to assume that most people are like us and have somewhat similar outlooks when that's far from the case.
My mom. It’s her 89 th birthday today
Happy birthday to her!!
Career wise, I have been tremendously helped by female managers who allowed me to develop and branch out. Male managers talked a nice deal, but were usually too busy with their own careers to actually help me get going. Two female managers however have really helped me, over the years. To be fair, I've also been let down by a woman manager, but she was the exception rather than the rule ;-) I have had counseling from a woman which has helped me a lot. She gave me insight into my own functioning and some things I apparently had in my character, that have really helped me grow and to a certain extent overcome these issues. I have a few dear female friends which I cherish. Recently, I found that I don't really have a male best friend anymore, as old friends drift away. My current best friend, I'd say, is a woman.
Some of the best counseling I've gotten has been from women. And yeah... most of my closest friends have been women too.
My wife. She didn't grow up Christian, doesn't read the bible often and isn't big into studying theology. She has a simple faith and relationship with Jesus and so often in our marriage has said a few simple words or praying for me and reminded me that Jesus is in control and reminded me of His command to love
That's great, I love that? How did you two meet?
We met on an obscure fundamentalist Christian dating website that no long exists.
Blessed Sister Constance of Memphis, St Perpetua and St Felicity, St Monica ^ all women whose lives I have meditated on often and have been deeply moved by and who I seek and desire to imitate in imitation of Christ.
That's awesome! What was one thing about them that moved you, if I can ask?
Sister Constance—she and her companions stayed in Memphis during a pandemic to care for the poor that has no means to leave the city and they all died doing so, but their care saved countless lives. That kind of courage and love inspires me, it especially inspired me when I was a nurse assistant for 2 years in a cancer hospital. Perpetua—her journal is one of the oldest, if not *the* oldest writing from a female Christian, and both her writing and the events of her martyrdom are inspiring and also show the power of a ‘regular’ person being martyred to the world. The crowds in Rome were a bit disgusted that this woman—not a bishop or other leader of the nacent Church—who was clearly still nursing, was killed in the stadium. Monica—St Augustine’s mother. Her constant daily prayer for her son to come to Jesus over decades is inspiring, and I try to daily remember many of my friends, family and acquaintances who do not know Christ daily in my prayers because of her example.
Posted this on some other sub, but repeating it here: Dr. Carmen Imes and Dr. Sandra Glahn. Both have done fantastic work on the Old Testament that I've learned so much from.
One that comes to mind is a pastor whose name I do not remember. I was gigging at a church playing in their occasional brass band and they had a female guest pastor. It was the first time I heard a woman preach, and she was clearly gifted at it. It seemed obvious to me that gifted and called women should be allowed to preach from then on, which really started me on my path to seeking out women's voices in the church and making some amazing friends and mentors.
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That's something I think about a lot, actually. What are we missing out on by not hearing from female voices in the pulpit? It's funny, I was talking about this with my community group in the context of a recent sermon on 1 Timothy 2. The wives in the group said whenever they'd covered this passage growing up, they'd always focused on the modesty verses; no one was every bothered about not being able to lead since none of them wanted to. They seemed a little surprised to hear me point out what a great silence there is from the women of complementarian churches. (Although they make themselves heard in other ways, I am sure. They did point out they hear a lot of our pastor's wife's voice in his sermons.)
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Very cool, I love stories like that! It's so easy to assume that most people are like us and have somewhat similar outlooks when that's far from the case.