Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer Egalitarian, Genesis, WOmen, Women of the Bible

Martha: From Burdened to Beatified

Most of us remember the Martha depicted in Luke’s Gospel, the busy beaver who is reprimanded by Jesus, and chastened to be more like her spiritual sister Mary. Or, at least, that is the sermon I’ve heard many a time. But I do not think that is the Martha Jesus knew and knows to this day. Imagine, with me, a very different story.

Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer Egalitarian, Genesis, WOmen, Women of the Bible

Mary of Bethany: Choosing the Better Part

"... And it will not be taken from her." Mary of Bethany's account reveals an emotionally sensitive and spiritually attuned disciple of Jesus, one who was ready to break through the barriers of her culture and time. Each of the scenes in her story place her at Jesus's feet, in some of the more intimate moments in Jesus's own life.