by bianca | Jun 19, 2013 | church, culture, ministry, Speaking, Teaching
She pulled me to the table and invited me to sit down; to pause from the speed of life and mutually listen to each other. With kinds words and a gentle nudge, my mother encouraged me to speak honestly and openly with her women’s ministry board. Seasoned women...
by bianca | Jun 19, 2013 | church, ministry, Speaking, Teaching
Interrupting a private conversation. Bad comedic timing. Tripping as you enter a room. It’s those moments when you say to yourself, THIS is why I’m not cool! Even though I may have not been cool as a kid growing up, I try really hard to hide my inner...
by bianca | Jun 15, 2013 | church, ministry, Speaking, Teaching
Are you ready to for some scandal? No, I’m not talking about Olivia Pope and her ways of fixing Washington DC’s scandals on the The Hill. I’m referring to a message that James wrote to the early Church! As promised, the videos from a summer bible...
by bianca | Jun 7, 2013 | church, ministry, Speaking, Teaching, Vlog
An arched stained glass window depicted Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane against decorative tiles and mystic blue lighting. Oak pews neatly lined and angled toward the front of the chapel revealed the nearly 100 years of history seeped into the walls, the burgundy...
by bianca | Jun 4, 2013 | church, culture, ministry, Speaking, Teaching
Relationships are hard to navigate. Whether it’s men or women or bosses or superstars you have a crush on, there isn’t a manual per se on how be—well, be normal. Are you an over-sharer? Do you stand in the corner and stare at people at parties until...
by bianca | May 14, 2013 | church, ministry
When we feel dry and unusable and bored, know God’s spirit is alive and well. When we see poverty, despair, and hopelessness, know God’s spirit is alive and well. When people feel far and church seems obligatory and life is mundane, know God’s spirit...