Female Ritual Servitude
In July of last year, my husband and I went on our first ministry trip to Ghana. The country of Ghana is afflicted with wide
January 28, 2015
Topic: Abuse
Still Loving, Honoring, and Growing into Freedom
It is twenty-five years since my first book, Love, Honor and Be Free, was published by Moody Press. Subtitled “A Christian Woman’s Response to Today’s
January 26, 2015
An Overview of Gendercide
“More girls are killed in this routine ‘gendercide’ in any one decade than people were slaughtered in all the genocides of the twentieth century.” —William
January 8, 2015
The Suffering Among Us: When power leads to abuse, we must respond
In recent years, Christians have acknowledged that domestic abuse exists within the evangelical community. Some churches have faced this reality and sought resources for healing
December 31, 2014
When Faith is Used to Justify: Helping victims of domestic violence
Twelve million women in the United States—a staggering 25 percent of all American women—will be abused by an intimate partner in their lifetimes, according to
December 31, 2014
Christlike Responses to a Hierarchical World: Lessons from bold women
. . . be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. —Matthew 10:16 The Christian egalitarian woman is in a difficult position. If she truly
December 30, 2014
Women and the Church in China: With the gospel, missionaries brought new status to Chinese women
For most of the 5,000 years of Chinese history, women were deprived of basic human dignity, and they were under various kinds of oppression. Before
December 23, 2014
Past, Present, Promise: What I’ve learned in forty years about women in ministry
The following article is adapted from a paper the author presented at the American Baptist Churches Women in Ministry Biennial Breakfast on June 22, 2001,
December 19, 2014
Gender-Based Violence and Biblical Equality: Case Studies in Sierra Leone
We stood in the midst of 1,200 internally displaced people living in a makeshift camp of Sierra Leone, all trying desperately to tell their stories.
November 26, 2014
Commune Experience Taught Me To Trust God More
I was standing on the edge of a Hawaiian country road with the proverbial thumb stuck in the air signaling my need of a ride.
November 9, 2014
