Condescending Complementarianism: The Power of Words, Recognition, and Titles
In one of my seminary classes, a discussion arose regarding the qualifications for elders—specifically whether he must be married. (That an elder had to be
July 10, 2024
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Book Review: Calm and Quiet My Soul: A Holistic Approach to Spiritual Care for the Mothering Pastor
In her book, Calm & Quiet My Soul, Alyssa Lynn Bell offers empathetic understanding, spiritual insight, and practical encouragement to women who pastor and also
July 10, 2024
Did Adam Sin by Failing to Lead and Protect Eve in the Garden?
One of the things I have noticed in complementarian teachings about godly masculinity, or what it means to be a man, is that Adam’s sin
July 3, 2024
The Perfect Storm: Recovering from Shipwreck in Structural Sexism
I fought back the familiar muscle aches that flared as I read yet another article about a woman robbed of her agency in ministry. The
June 27, 2024
Book Review: Trauma: Caring for Survivors
Darby A. Strickland, counselor and trauma expert, has authored a small but mighty book, Trauma: Caring for Survivors, part of the Resources for Changing Lives
June 25, 2024
Book Review: The Woman They Wanted: Shattering the Illusion of the Good Christian Wife
In The Woman They Wanted, Shannon Harris (publishing under her married name, by which she is best known, despite her divorce), singer/songwriter and ex-wife of
June 25, 2024
Book Review: Jesus the Refugee: Ancient Injustice and Modern Solidarity
In Jesus the Refugee: Ancient Injustice and Modern Solidarity, Glenn Butner Jr. traces the flight of Joseph and Mary along with baby Jesus into Egypt
June 21, 2024
#SilenceIsNotSpiritual: 8 Ways to Disrupt Abuse
Editor’s note: This article was originally published on January 16, 2018. In December, TIME magazine named the “Silence Breakers,” the women who broke their silence
June 12, 2024
Book Review: The Toxic War on Masculinity: How Christianity Reconciles the Sexes
This could have been an egalitarian book. Nancy Pearcey draws from multiple disciplines to argue that masculinity isn’t inherently toxic, but that both men and
June 12, 2024
Book Review: All My Knotted-Up Life
Beth Moore writes a beautiful, compelling memoir of her life and ministry, starting from her childhood in the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), her call to
June 4, 2024