Refusing to Be Silent: An Interview with Pastor and Women’s Advocate Dr. José Vinces
We often ask, “Why does God let abuse happen?” But I think the Lord may be asking the church, “Why do you allow it?” Martin Luther
December 10, 2016
Topic: Abuse
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My Body, Given to You: A Journey Through Anorexia
“Do not be afraid” appears more than any other phrase in Scripture. Certainly it’s a helpful phrase if one were encountering a warrior-angel. But biblical
December 10, 2016
A Bridge to Meaning and Ministry
I was born. Whether or not that is of consequence is yet to be determined. I still remember writing those words for a high school
December 10, 2016
Sheared Sheep
Kimberly’s story left me speechless. She had believed that, as a Christian woman, she was to play a secondary role in ministry and in her
December 10, 2016
Women’s Calling as Ezer
In Half the Sky, Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Kristoff and WuDuun document the global exploitation of women—an abuse to which we have become indifferent. According to
December 10, 2016
Beauty for Ashes
It’s all around us; we are surrounded. Sometimes it’s in our faces; other times it’s become such a normal part of everyday existence that we
December 10, 2016
Sin Does Not Discriminate
Christian leaders often subscribe to stereotypes and myths about men and women and their sexuality. Most of the time, emphasis is placed on Christian women
December 10, 2016
Fully Human
Someone1 has said that one of the biggest problems with pornography is not that it shows too much of a woman, but that it doesn’t show
December 10, 2016
Patriarchy, Rape, and Heroism
In 1899 Joseph Conrad wrote the classic novel Heart of Darkness, using the context of the Democratic Republic of Congo to expose the malevolent darkness of
December 10, 2016
The Worldwide Suffering of Women
It reads like a tragic novel: Nearly two-thirds of the world’s 876 million illiterate adults are women. Approximately 6,000 girls are subjected to female genital
December 10, 2016