Raise Your Voice

Today’s a big day! Today is the one year anniversary of Kathy Khang’s important book, Raise Your Voice: Why We Stay Silent and How We Speak Up! To celebrate, below is an excerpt from her book. Go buy it. Give your money to women, especially women of color.This excerpt...

Here Breathing (feat. Amena Brown Owen)

Ever forget to breathe? Have difficulty taking deep breaths in stressful moments? Me too.Breathing is essential to being alive. It’s core to living fully in your body, mind, and spirit. And yet, too often we hold our breath, take hurried, shallow breaths, or are...

Stay Awhile

Tamara Carpenter Guest Post What does it mean to be an Ezer; a warrior, a strong helper? I’m still learning. My progress toward wholeness is advancing in fits and starts. I’m learning that by owning my whole story, even the unseemly parts, I grow stronger. With help...
The Wind Factor

The Wind Factor

This week, I had the gift of spending some time with long-time (S)HERO, Nancy Beach. When I first began my leadership journey over 20 years ago, Nancy Beach was one of first women I saw leading and teaching at the highest levels of the church. She led a large area of...