23 Quotes by Carolyn Custis James

When it comes to helping women become better theologians, the church should be first in line. The church is not threatened if we do. It is endangered if we don’t. Where there is weakness in the church, we are all vulnerable. When women are not included in the conversation, there are blind spots in the church’s ministry – overlooked needs and issues, places where our theology is underdeveloped and detached. In Christ’s.

If my own struggles have taught me anything, it is that my greatest need is to know God better, and I am not alone.

A solitary image bearer cannot adequately or accurately reveal God in the world, much less fulfill his destiny as a human being. Obviously, this is a matter of grave importance to the Creator.

Sometimes following God means throwing caution to the wind. Sometimes caution is a symptom of faithlessness.

The word theologian doesn’t appear in the Bible. Old Testament writers used a warmer, user-friendly expression, describing people who “walked with God.” A theologian takes a long walk through life with God – living in his presence, going his way, learning to see the world through his eyes, and getting to know his character so that trusting him in the dark.