Dr. Carmen Joy Imes

Maggie Wallem Rowe, author of This Life We Share (NavPress) Maggie Wallem Rowe is an extraordinary woman whose writing talent has long impre...

Spirit, lead me where my trust is without borders.  Let me walk upon the water wherever you would call me.  (Hillsong, "Oceans")...

Tomorrow is (barring a snow day) the last session for my Psalms class at George Fox University. The Psalms have undone us. They have str...

" Sundays should come with a pause button."  So said Amazon in the email we just received. Was Amazon trying to make a profoun...

By Unknown - Frank Thompson, The Alamo (2005), p. 106, Public Domain   "Remember the Alamo!" The cry, unbidden, echoed...

It is hard to imagine a more sobering election cycle in America. I watched the primaries with interest and the nominations with alarm. I am ...

We had clamored over the volcanic rocks along with many others, their skin tones a wide range of hues and their languages sharply distinct —...

In the first two posts of this series, I've suggested that true joy comes when we face life honestly and cultivate gratitude for what...

In my first post in this series , I claimed that true joy is impossible to find when we are living in denial. We begin our journey to joy by...

Last week I had the opportunity to speak at the May Festival at Evangelical Bible Church in Dallas, Oregon. My assigned topic was "Joy ...

Eat, drink, and be merry,  says Qohelet.* And yet— I have spent a lifetime avoiding excess, choosing moderation, working weekends, and fee...

Two events, miles apart and so very different, linked hands in plain view, inviting me to consider them side by side. The first, a memoria...

I had heard about the book a while back. All good things. It seemed like the kind of book that could illuminate my journey as a woman in aca...

Does life have you doing circles in the desert? If so, you're not alone. And God hasn't given up on you. Last week, the summer e...

My Desk (Photo: C Imes) For those whose desks, like mine, have been swallowed by dissertation research . . . For those in the throes of...

Last fall, one of my college professors, Ray Lubeck, invited me back to speak to his Bible Study Methods class. Ray was more than just a pro...