The Martha I Want to Be
Someone had to make Jesus dinner. Or at least that’s what Martha of Bethany thought, “distracted by all the preparations that had to be made”
January 11, 2016
Topic: Bible Women
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Seeing Women, Finding Equality
Sometime around AD 112, Pliny, the governor of Bithynia (in present-day Turkey, a little east of Istanbul) wrote a letter to the Roman emperor, Trajan,
January 11, 2016
Daughters, Rise Up
This one is for the daughters whose parents taught them, above all else, to submit to their husbands. For the wives whose husbands call them
January 5, 2016
Mary, Did You Know?
Parenthood is a (presumably lifelong) state of wishing and hoping, and what-ifs and wondering. It starts with pregnancy. What if something goes wrong? Let’s not
December 22, 2015
There’s Something About Mary
Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and
December 16, 2015
The Boldness That Comes With Mutual Submission
I used to think that submission was passive. It’s why, working at the campus bookstore at my university, I ignored the shelves of women’s studies
December 2, 2015
“He Will Take”: David and Bathsheba
In 1 Samuel 8, Israel demands a king. In response, God warns through Samuel the prophet that kings are takers. Six times in one paragraph
December 2, 2015
November 9, 2015
What Is This Woman Doing Preaching In My Bible?
Do you know the Bible story of Huldah? Many people have attended Sunday school and church for their entire lives, yet they have never even
October 14, 2015
Equality In Ephesian Leadership
Early in his writings, Paul authored Galatians, a book primarily dedicated to explaining to Jewish Christians that their uncircumcised Gentile brothers were not second class
September 30, 2015