Darn.

Have just noticed that the EQUIP book club is going through The Scarlet Letter. I bought a copy of it in the Philippines for $2.50 along with about ten or so other Penguin classics. Up to post number 6. Darn. Not that I couldn't just refer to the blogs later, but still.

Also, I am super excited about the EQUIP conference this year. The main talks are always great but the electives in particular seem wicked interesting:

Confessions of a Shopaholic - Carmelina Read on what the Bible has to say about retail therapy
The Fineprint of Feminism - Claire Smith opening our eyes to the influence of feminism (edging towards this one because Claire Smith makes you think)
Single minded - Dani Treweek on God's purpose for singleness
Love in hard places - Susan Shiner on how to love our enemies and those who hurt us
Answering back - Alison Napier on how to engage with skeptics and enquirers
EQUIP workout - Tara Thornley will host an elective for women considering full-time ministry that will allow them to meet women who are already serving in Australia and overseas

Thinking again, I've done a bit on feminism, singleness, apologetics, thinking about ministry... Love in hard places might be the most helpful for me. Either way, how good are these electives? There are more than usual and I love how they've really tried to make it relevant for women of all ages: "Whether you're a baby-boomer, Gen X, Gen Y or whatever, EQUIP10 will be talking to your generation." I thought that was cool because I've had a few chats to Isobel about girls around my age wondering whether EQUIP was for them because they weren't too keen on an elective on, I don't know, hospitality or something. But every woman should find something interesting this year :)