Women led churches, preached, interpreted scripture, taught, financially supported ministries, and ministered alongside men as commissioned apostles. As I’ve woken up to this myself, I’ve found solace and encouragement from women in the Bible whose stories are regaining prominence, women like Junia.

The phrase “staying on the hurt line” is from a classmate's mom in a class I took at the beginning of summer: Art in a Time of Crisis. What does it mean to remain on the hurt line? Is it somewhere between joy and pain? Is it a bittersweet truth that life is both hard and beautiful? Yes, yes, and so much more.