Identity
Identity is what defines you. It’s where you find your value, the very essence of your worth. It’s a concrete state of being. It is
September 17, 2014
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Romans 16: New Testament Insights on Marriage, Singleness, and the Family (of God), Part 2
In the previous post, we saw that, for Paul, the ideal Christian existence is not a fulfilling marriage but is fully committed discipleship to Christ. When
September 17, 2014
Editor’s Reflections | Spring 2007 (21.2)
Like many churches, ours on Boston’s North Shore is invested in a mission in a developing country. In our case, we support a school in
September 16, 2014
Gender and Justice Today
A dramatic statement in a United Nations document in 1980 has often been repeated: “Women work two-thirds of the world’s working hours, produce half of
September 16, 2014
Clergy Responses to Domestic Violence
Of all the social problems confronted by the church, domestic violence is surely one of the most misunderstood and mismanaged by church leaders. I still
September 16, 2014
It Could Happen to You
Christian caregivers are to be commended for seeking to provide assistance to the survivors of child sexual abuse. However, we must be aware of a
September 16, 2014
From Mourning to Dancing: Experiencing God’s Delight in South Africa
Hear, O LORD, and be gracious to me; O LORD, be my helper. You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have loosed
September 15, 2014
Gender Injustice Destroys the Whole Family
I have had a burden for women for about ten years, but, with my African background of marginalization and oppression of women, I had failed
September 12, 2014
Gender Justice
An important point out of which spring many of our contemporary problems in relation to gender justice is our failure to start from the right
September 12, 2014
The Hands That Dress
It’s the gown that weighed her down The costume she wore was the cause for her to drown “She slipped,” they say but she didn’t
September 12, 2014