Defiant: What the Women of Exodus Teach Us About Freedom
In her foreword, Sarah Bessey offers a concise summary of Defiant: What the Women of Exodus Teach Us about Freedom: Kelley lays out a feast
July 1, 2020
Topic: Bible Women
A Timely Transformation: Tamar’s Quest for Justice in Genesis 38
In this article, we will explore the story of Tamar from Genesis 38 as a transforming woman from the Old Testament. After her husband dies,
June 25, 2020
Women in a Patriarchal World: Twenty-Five Empowering Stories from the Bible
The Bible includes many stories about women: some well-known, others lesser known; some named, others whose names are not given. In some of these stories,
June 16, 2020
Mary and Martha: Celebrating the Gifts of Others
I want to begin this morning with a story about my family, a story about my sister and me. My sister is younger than me,
May 21, 2020
Who First Told the Bible’s Stories and Why It Matters
Oral tradition, in the context of the Bible’s development, refers to the early storytelling, teaching, proclamation, singing, and similar activities that carried along the history
May 13, 2020
Christ Is Risen: The Nonsense of a Hysterical Woman
There is an old story about Mary Magdalene that was first written down in the thirteenth century. The tale goes that after the resurrection of
May 5, 2020
Rising Up with Christ
Because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus . . . we do not lose heart.
May 5, 2020
Jesus Sees You: Endometriosis, the Bleeding Woman, and Me
I was a teenager when I first heard my male pastor preach about the woman “subject to bleeding,” as she is often called by various
April 1, 2020
Fearless Women in Church History: Rereading Thecla’s Story
Young Thecla sat in her dark jail cell with rats as her only company. She was startled when the jailer suddenly appeared with his burning
April 1, 2020
Defiant: What the Women of Exodus Teach Us about Freedom
There would be no Moses, no crossing of the Red Sea, no story of breaking the chains of slavery if it weren’t for the women
March 24, 2020
