By Dawn Onley It’s quite possible that we cannot fully realize our potential until we exercise faith. In love. In the pursuit of our passions. In our vocations. In healing. In life. Repeatedly we are instructed on the importance of faith, from a spiritual context: “Faith can move mountains.” – Matthew 17:20 “Faith is a…
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Turning My Soul Around
“The great late radical feminist theologian Mary Daley wrote in an introduction to her first book about the trouble she had just getting around to writing it. Everything else—cleaning the house, buying groceries, taking the dog to the vet—took precedence over this thing that she wanted to do more than anything else… eventually she determined…
How Words, My Sister, and Mrs. Bessie Helped Me Work Through My Fear of Public Speaking
By Dawn Onley My sister is running late. She’s always running late. I look to see where we are on the program. After two more people, I’m next to go. I look at my watch and then glance up the hallway. Still no sign of her. I rehearse in my mind what I’m going…
Women Who Hope 