7 Ways You Can Dress Up As “Biblical Womanhood” For Your Church’s Harvest Festival
For those of us who live in the United States, Halloween is quickly approaching. Before I get into the snark you knew was coming when
October 27, 2021
Topic: Bible Women
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Book Review: The Ministry of Women in the New Testament: Reclaiming the Biblical Vision for Church Leadership
Dorothy Lee’s work on ministering women displays exemplary research and is especially well written. It has affirmed and expanded many of my views; it has
October 25, 2021
Finding Women’s Names and Voices
At the seminary I attended, all students were required to take four Scriptures classes. For Scriptures 1, there was a notoriously difficult class taught by
September 1, 2021
She Believed Him
Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. Here a dinner was given in
August 4, 2021
The Old Testament Marriage That Showed Me Equality Is God’s Design
When I planned my wedding at age twenty-one, I was dreaming of flower girls and DIY invitations, not the fine print of biblical submission. I
July 14, 2021
God’s Surprising Hesed: Reading Ruth as a Palestinian Woman
A Palestinian Woman I was born and raised in Bethlehem, Palestine, and have lived there all my life. I am an Arab Palestinian Christian. Over
July 5, 2021
Logical Leadership
Editor’s note: This is a CBE 2020 Writing Contest honorable mention. Enjoy! Years ago, I told my daughter, “I’d never vote for a woman president
June 8, 2021
Priscilla Speaks
As president, I frequently hear from people in complementarian, male-run churches. Some find their experiences relatively positive; others share concerns for how Scripture, and specifically
April 5, 2021
Phoebe Through the Eyes of Paul
Paul taught that women were second-class citizens in God’s Kingdom. Or did he? How Paul spoke of one specific woman, Phoebe, is telling. We know
April 5, 2021
Book Review: Women in a Patriarchal World: Twenty-Five Empowering Stories from the Bible
In her introduction to Women in a Patriarchal World, Elaine Storkey reminds the reader of the important role that narrative theology has played in “both
March 23, 2021