From Male Superiority To Mutual Submission
A product of middle-class suburbia in the 50s and 60s, I was raised in a world well defined by gender-based stereotypes. A woman’s place was
December 10, 2016
Topic: Activism / Advocacy
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Finding Freedom in a Fair God
Imagine my surprise after becoming a Christian to learn that God does not consider women to be equal with men! I grew up in a
December 10, 2016
Called To Climb
A wise man once told me, “Chose carefully which hills you are willing to die on.” When I first heard that statement, I was not
December 10, 2016
Come and Get Me!
“Let them come after me,” said Tiger Woods about his competitors when interviewed as to his strategy on holding his 12-point lead at the U.S.
December 10, 2016
Marching to the Beat of Different Drums
When I reflect on my childhood and young adulthood, it’s not difficult to see why I struggled to understand God’s intent for gender roles. I
December 10, 2016
Women: Potluck Planners or Partners?
I’m not sure if I ever totally believed that the Bible mandated inequality between the sexes, but that’s just the way it was. I grew
December 10, 2016
Discovering God’s Design
I grew up in fundamentalist churches where women were taught to know their “place” and stay there. My parents accepted these ideas in theory, but
December 10, 2016
And the Truth Will Set You Free!
Each time I read Ephesians, I shuddered inwardly upon reading Chapter 5: “Wives submit to your husbands.” This passage was a neon light blinding me
December 10, 2016
The Unsuspecting Egalitarians: An Unintentional Journey Toward Egalitarianism
Mark and I never meant to become egalitarians, at least not until we discovered we already were. This is the story of the long, winding
December 10, 2016
Biblical Submission Begins with Submission to God’s Word
Recently, CBE lost a dear friend and a most gifted intellectual, John Kohlenberger III, after a thirteen-year battle with cancer. A humble but brilliant scholar,
December 10, 2016