Context and Words Matter: Reexamining 1 Corinthians 14
Editor’s note: This is a CBE 2020 Writing Contest honorable mention. Enjoy! For forty-five years I believed women should not be pastors. After changing my
September 29, 2021
Topic: Biblical Passages / Studies
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Are Christians Called to Mature Manhood? The ESV of Ephesians 4:13 Misses the Point—Even for Complementarians
The title of this article begins with a question: are Christians called to mature manhood? The answer is no, not all Christians are called to
September 5, 2021
She’s Not a Whore: Pejorative Language and Translation Bias in Ezekiel 16
When I was eight years old, one of my teachers was named Mrs. Moorehouse. After school one day, I was talking to my mum and
September 5, 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
Mutual Submission Frames the Household Codes
Half of a book I wrote in 1992 dealt with mutual submission in Ephesians’ household codes. More recently, a PhD student here at Asbury Theological
July 31, 2021
Selfless Marriage: Ephesians 5:21–33
Here is a question for you: What difference does Jesus make in your marriage? Have you ever noticed that many Christian marriages don’t look significantly
July 31, 2021
He Made Her Play the Harlot: Judges 19 through the Lens of Domestic Abuse
This article was reprinted in the Winter 2026 issue of Priscilla Papers 40/1. The story of the gang rape and murder of an unnamed woman
July 31, 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
Simply Trinity: The Unmanipulated Father, Son, and Spirit
In well over thirty years in debate with scholarly complementarians on the status and ministry of women and on the Trinity, I have been accused
May 5, 2021
Kephale is a Body Part: Unified Interdependence in Relationship in Ephesians 5
Reframing the Debate over Figurative Meaning In the spring of 2015, I listened to my NT Greek professor explain different interpretive approaches to “For the
May 5, 2021