These women changed laws, built schools, spoke to thousands, shared the Gospel all around the world.
These names may not be familiar, but each one of these women was a shining beacon of devotion in a world that did not value their lives. Carved in Ebony is available for pre-order and the paperback is 40% right now if you order it from Baker Books! Here’s the cover (which I think is gorgeous) and the summary.Įlizabeth Freeman, Nannie Helen Burroughs, Maria Fearing, Charlotte Forten Grimké, Sarah Mapps Douglass, Sara Griffith Stanley, Amanda Berry Smith, Lucy Craft Laney, Maria Stewart, and Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Jasmine has a new book coming out this November that I’m also very excited about. No matter which side you fall on, Jasmine’s voice will challenge you to “…see hurting people before you see ideological adversaries.” (100) In a religious world that has become increasingly polarized, voices like this are more needed than ever. Don’t: Learn enough just to give a hot take.) There is a keen awareness running throughout that calls out hypocrisy and flawed thinking yet never feels unjust or unkind. (Do: Learn enough to have a nuanced conversation. This book is worth the read just for the interlude chapter, “How to Study and How to Talk” which has a great list of do’s and don’ts. And your identity in him supersedes that red, white, and blue flag every single time.” (52) Because we have a Savior who sits with us in that complexity. She acknowledges the complexity of our history and current issues, but never apologizes for the truth.
In these letters to her young son, Holmes addresses issues facing us today, including racism within the church, political tribalism, and even how to behave on Twitter. Mother to Sonwas a long read for me because there was so much to absorb.
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