mothers – Red Letter Christians

It’s Complicated: A Different Liturgy for Mother’s Day

May 10, 2024

Church Life, Family and Parenting, General, Global, Interfaith, Revival, Women

Editor's Note: This piece initially posted on the RLC blog on May 6, 2020. You don't need me to tell you that Mother's Day is complicated for many. A two-second pause to contemplate the people in your li...

Changing the Way I Approach Abortion

Sarah Styf

April 8, 2021

Family and Parenting, Practical Justice, Women

I'm ready to leave behind the language and baggage of the pro-life movement to explore a politically unattached whole-life ethic.

The Dangers of Adoptees as Blessings

Sara Easterly

July 1, 2020

Church Life, Family and Parenting, General

Anytime we look past loss and grief in order to center ourselves in a story, we’re presenting an overly simplistic, and oppressive, view of religion.

As A Mother of Two Sons, My Take on #MeToo

Angela Denker

October 23, 2017

Family and Parenting, Practical Justice, Theology

I will not be surprised if I hear that my son mistreats a woman or a girl, or if my son is involved in sexual harassment. I will remember that even though he is my beloved son, he is also a product of his culture, and I will care for the women and girls, and I will not attempt to discredit their truth, even if it harms my son.