Annie Royale Taylor (1855–1922): A Missionary Adventurer in Tibet
Download a PDF version of this article. In 1894, The Scottish Geographical Magazine published an article, “My experiences in Tibet,” by Annie Royale Taylor. The
April 30, 2025
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Re-Oranting the Church: Metaphor and the Erasure of Image-Bearing
One of the more subtle consequences of the Reformation is the way iconoclasm shaped our ability to recognize the metaphors of Scripture. Protestants in the
April 30, 2025
Women’s Work: Vocation in Exodus 2:1–10
Exodus 2:1–10, often referred to as Moses’s birth narrative, initially caught my attention because of the number of women in the story. I wondered about
April 30, 2025
Book Review: Finding Hagar: God’s Pursuit of a Runaway
Each of the seventeen short chapters of Finding Hagar: God’s Pursuit of a Runaway by Michael Kuhn begins with an expressive drawing by his daughter Bethany
April 29, 2025
Breaking the Silence on Women Leaders in the Early Church—A Review of Excavating Women: The Archaeology of Leaders in Early Christianity.
Exquisitely researched and thoroughly reasoned, Excavating Women: The Archaeology of Leaders in Early Christianity traces archaeological markers used to honor women leaders in pre- and
April 25, 2025
The Extraordinary History of the Extraordinary Call
In June of 1771, John Wesley commissioned Sarah Crosby (1729-1804) as the first female lay preacher in the Methodist connection. He recognized something in Crosby
April 25, 2025
The Martyrdom of Perpetua and Felicitas
Scripture tells believers there will be persecution: “Indeed, all who want to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted” (2 Tim 3:12
April 25, 2025
Editor’s Reflection: Spring 2025
Mollie Gregory’s chronologically organized history of stuntwomen in the American movie industry (Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story, 2015) makes a fascinating read. Did you know,
April 25, 2025
Book Review: Before You Were Born, I Anointed You: Uncovering Scripture’s “Hidden” Female Prophets
Anna Beresford’s Before You Were Born, I Anointed You: Uncovering Scripture’s “Hidden” Female Prophets argues that the Bible has more female prophets than is commonly
April 25, 2025
Recognizing Black Women’s History Month
Since 2016, April has been acknowledged as Black Women’s History month, thanks to the work of entrepreneur and tech consultant Sha Battle. She began the
April 24, 2025