Halley Kim on Instagram: "I don’t need things to biblical to be legitimate. But to those who think I cooked this metaphor up myself: I have news for you. “But you are the one who pulled me from the womb, placing me safely at my mother’s breasts. I was thrown on you from birth; you’ve been my God since I was in my mother’s womb.” Psalm 22:9-10 (Same psalm Jesus quotes from the cross) “I’ve depended on you from birth—you cut the cord when I came from my mother’s womb.” Psalm 71:6 “Will I open the

Halley Kim on Instagram: "When I talk about midwifery the meaning goes well beyond the literal. The energy of a midwife being “with woman” during labor and birth can (and should!) be applied to many other situations to radically transform how we think about power. Midwife isn’t just a noun, it’s a verb. It means to partner with another. It means to bear witness to their struggle. It means to honor their humanity, to accompany them through trials, to show solidarity with their dilemma. The coffee

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The problem with the G-word is how we conceive of the divine. Power-over God (omnipotent, sovereign, punitive)= patriarchy, white supremacy, Christian nationalism, American exceptionalism, imperialism, capitalism, fascism… Power-with God (present, midwifing, empowering)= democracy, good parenting, civil liberties, improved well-being, feminism, mutual aid, progressivism… Theology. Matters. A. Lot. The way we think of God is the way we think of power. #maybegodisamidwife #midwifingnotsaving #powe