The Gospel According to Eve
I am a woman, I work in biblical interpretation, and I am not alone. This is the gripping truth presented in Amanda Benckhuysen’s book The Gospel
March 19, 2020
Topic: Bible Women
How to Build Bridges: 4 Strategies for Racial Reconciliation
A few years ago, I was a workshop presenter at a popular women’s conference. The other presenters and I had gathered to pray at the
February 19, 2020
A New Family: Jesus and the Coming of the Kingdom of God Reorient the Role of Women in God’s Mission
A thread woven throughout the ministry and teaching of Jesus is the in-breaking of the kingdom of God. Prominently, God’s kingdom brings dynamic implications: healing
February 10, 2020
The Unnamed Heroes of the Faith
The same year my husband was in the process of enlisting in the military, I was studying the Bible with a group of women on
January 23, 2020
Rediscovering the Marys: Maria, Mariamne, Miriam
This interdisciplinary volume of text and art offers new insights into various unsolved mysteries associated with Mary Magdalene, Mary of Bethany, Mary the Mother of
January 23, 2020
Behaving Like Mary: Reexamining Mary’s Encounter with Gabriel
I recently saw a meme of the Virgin Mary with the words “well-behaved women make history” on it. The meme was a pushback on the
December 19, 2019
Mary
We have put you on a pedestal, scattered petals at your marble feet. Entombed now in stone, once their warm flesh danced in Cana and
December 16, 2019
Their Broken Bodies: Mary and Jesus
In churches where men are welcomed as priests and leaders simply because they share the male body of Jesus and the twelve male disciples, we
December 16, 2019
Mary the Brave: Neither Meek nor Superhuman
One Sunday, about a year ago, I was visiting a new church. It was December, and the pastor was preaching about Mary. I was surprised
December 16, 2019
Mary for Teen Moms: Chosen by God
They were all staring at us, with our babies on our hips.” Lisa (name has been changed) came home to tell me about their outing
December 16, 2019
