What could be more personal than feeling the very breath of God—actually hearing him speak?

Japanese have coffee with Persians. Filipinos show hospitality to Indians. Ghanaians pray with Americans. Bible studies are comprised of mixed groups of people from every habitable continent. My own small group has women from Nigeria, Japan, Switzerland, Turkey, Australia, Eritrea, Ireland, England, Germany, and the US.

Her insights deepened our faith.

overemphasis on outward propriety as opposed to inward transparency and transformation.

Even as we celebrate all sorts of old and new ways for ministry to happen among women, we must do our celebrating within the body of God’s worshiping people and their carefully appointed leaders.

God’s word gave form and shape to the earth; his word holds everything together—including us.

We can ask questions like, “How might our vision for women support and further the goals of our local church?

(2 Pet. 1:21). This is about as personal as it gets: the very breath of God from the mouth of God, received by the people of God. In the Old Testament the very same Hebrew word is translated both “breath” and “spirit.” God’s word is alive with his breath, his very Spirit.

The writer of Hebrews addresses the relationship between church leaders and those under their