Women Beyond the Cave
I can’t shake it. In my spirit I keep hearing God say, Women arise! Women arise! With open hands lifted up to heaven. With lips
December 10, 2016
Topic: Bible Women
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“Do You Hear What I Hear?” Hearing the Call to Justice in Mary’s Song
I once stood in front of 65 of my students and read Mary’s song from Luke 1:46–55 loudly, with the emotion of protest. I asked
December 10, 2016
Movie Review: The Nativity Story
Despite the positive reviews I had heard of The Nativity Story, I went to the movie prepared to be a critic. After all, I thought,
December 10, 2016
Becoming the Beloved of Christ
Walter Wangerin, Jr. is a storyteller by profession and character. Wangerin brings to life the stories and characters of the Bible with vivid imagination as
December 10, 2016
Betrayed
Harriet, a Modern-Day Hagar Harriet had conscientiously served the ministry’s leaders, Rev. and Mrs. Smith, for twenty-five years. The Smiths were a godly couple, and
December 10, 2016
Standing before Moses: Insights from the Daughters of Zelophehad on Leading Change
A few years ago, the leaders of a major denomination struggled with the issue of women in their executive leadership ranks. Women could be ordained as pastors but could
December 10, 2016
“She is More Than”
The first-century Middle-Eastern world that Jesus experienced in the flesh was a patriarchal culture several millennia old. Although Jewish patriarchy had been shaped by the
December 10, 2016
“Little Debbie” or Powerful Prophet?
The twenty-something man with spiky hair and trendy, too-tight jeans strummed his guitar as he spoke. “See, I’m the spiritual leader of our home, the
December 10, 2016
Judith: Heroine of the Israelites
As Protestants we rarely dive into the extra-biblical literature that our Orthodox and Catholic sisters and brothers read as Scripture. However, when we read these
December 10, 2016
Taking Initiative
While many Christians insist that initiation is an exclusively masculine trait, the Bible tells a different story. “Eve could have avoided committing the first sin
December 10, 2016