I am Saint Apphia
You are probably among the masses of people who have never heard my name. It is mentioned in only one sentence in Holy Writ. There
You are probably among the masses of people who have never heard my name. It is mentioned in only one sentence in Holy Writ. There
A man has to be twice as good a parent as a woman to get child custody. Fortunately, this isn’t difficult. Ouch. Blatantly sexist. A
If you’ve been a passionate egalitarian for any length of time, you’ve probably heard someone say, “Yes, the egalitarian position is biblically sound, but it
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I recently spoke to a pastor who made his case for not supporting women as senior pastors. “I’ve asked many men this question,” he said.
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How often women lament that their lives were blocked from answering God’s call to ministry. So many obstructions were put in their way because of