tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865281787776957037.post5829036455887786628..comments2016-06-17T20:34:41.688-05:00Comments on For the Beauty: My Church StoryElizabeth Gregory Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11960677393935673759noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865281787776957037.post-21905166362431808582012-06-08T11:42:14.070-05:002012-06-08T11:42:14.070-05:00Thank you! Sounds like you have a beautiful story ...Thank you! Sounds like you have a beautiful story too! Love hearing how the Spirit leads us to unexpected places of growth.Elizabeth Gregory Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11960677393935673759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865281787776957037.post-17463104694520592692012-06-06T22:17:21.681-05:002012-06-06T22:17:21.681-05:00What a *beautiful* post ...
I grew up in the Dut...What a *beautiful* post ... <br /><br />I grew up in the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa. (Talk about all white. And where are the poor. But that's another conversation.) I didn't see women I wanted to be like--the women were lovely, but I couldn't reconcile being young (then) and fresh and creative AND being in love with Jesus. I couldn't see it, so I left church, went to university and then moved to Taiwan. And there, amidst the Buddhist temples and incense, I was invited to a Women's Power Breakfast, to discuss the leadership principles of Jesus. My jaw dropped. Who knew?! I even bent my head in prayer and in that place--in community with beautiful examples of God-loving women--I re-discovered Jesus. <br /><br />I also love what I can learn from a global body ... not just the North American picture. (I lift up my eyes to the globe ... )<br /><br />Don't know why I just shared all that, but here we go. I'm glad I clicked on Rachel Held Evans' tweetlink tonight.idelette mcvickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02561583846648179265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865281787776957037.post-4012762220554531162012-05-01T22:54:31.836-05:002012-05-01T22:54:31.836-05:00Loved your post. Thanks for sharing part of your ...Loved your post. Thanks for sharing part of your journey! - LauraLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06538734385526659737noreply@blogger.com