Great Love: Reflections on Jesus’s Inclusion of the Unnamed Woman
“Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.” Then Jesus
December 19, 2022
Topic: Biblical Passages / Studies
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Jesus Loves Me, a Woman, This I Know
When we were selecting our magazine themes for 2022, I was surprised to discover we had never had a Mutuality issue about Jesus. We’ve covered
December 19, 2022
Resurrection Revelations: How Jesus Honoured Women and Men and Still Does
We Cannot Continue to Pit Women’s Pasts Against Them Women were instrumental in Jesus’s ministry. They welcomed him into their homes, provided for his needs
December 19, 2022
Rediscovering the Towering Faith of Mary Magdalene
I often wonder whether we truly believe that God’s Spirit speaks to us through Scripture.1 If the Bible is our guide in life and faith,
December 19, 2022
Women in Scripture and Mission: Michal
0:00 / 0:00 Michal 0:00 / 0:00 Mical Michal: The Political Strategist We meet Michal in 1 Samuel 14:49 when the narrator alerts us to
December 9, 2022
Three Reasons to Rethink the Samaritan Woman in John 4
Modern understandings of John 4 often depict the Samaritan woman as an adulteress. One commentary refers to her as “this immoral woman of Samaria.”1 The author
November 30, 2022
Imago Dei Women? Let’s Try to Really Understand What Genesis 1–3 Means for Women
Editor’s note: This is a CBE 2022 Writing Contest Honorable Mention! At a marriage conference I once attended, the speaker said, “Men are made in
November 23, 2022
Book Review: On Purpose: Understanding God’s Freedom for Women Through Scripture
“Without the burden of bitterness . . . safe for those exploring the issue for the first time”— Mimi Haddad’s back-cover recommendation for On Purpose
November 17, 2022
Three in One: Analogies for the Trinity
Do our images of one God in three persons reflect God well? Throughout history, Christians have pictured the relationships between Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
November 15, 2022
Paul’s Concern for Ephesus: A Survey of 1 Timothy 2:8–15
In the middle of 1 Timothy sit some of the Bible’s most contested words about women. Historically, these verses have been wielded against women to
November 3, 2022