Translation Differences Every Woman Minister Should Know (Part 1)
In regard to certain passages of scripture that can serve to either empower women or subordinate them, one can sometimes identify misleading changes in translation
August 27, 2014
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Editor’s Reflections | Winter 2008 (22.1)
Eighteen hundred years ago, a cell group of Christians was arrested during the persecution of a.d. 202–203 that accompanied a brief stopover at Rome of
August 27, 2014
Women Martyrs in the Early Church
Introduction It is no secret that the vast majority of the voices that speak to us from the days of the early church are male.
August 27, 2014
Presumption and Bias in Bible Translation
Have you ever dismissed or overestimated someone on first meeting? Has that happened to you? Once when I was speaking at a church, I saw
August 27, 2014
Morphing Mary
What happened to Mary? In the time of Herod, king of Judea, a young Jewish girl gave birth to a child who would change the
August 26, 2014
Equality and Pastoral Rule
Gregory the Great clearly expressed a belief in fundamental human equality. This required him to offer some explanation, if only to himself, of his position
August 26, 2014
Julian of Norwich
One of my spiritual mentors is a woman who lived six hundred years ago: Julian of Norwich. I admire her for the clarity of her
August 26, 2014
Women and Liturgical Reform
November 16 is the feast day of a remarkable woman: St. Margaret of Scotland. Margaret spent most of her early life in Hungary during her
August 26, 2014
What Makes You You?
Christians around the world are struggling to grasp the spiritual implications of gender. To what extent does being male or female impact our spiritual life?
August 25, 2014
Ministry and Meditation: The Spiritual Journey of Marchiene Vroon Rienstra
This article is from a chapter in the book For Such A Time as This: Twenty-six Women of Vision and Faith Tell Their Stories, ed.
August 22, 2014