Covenant Partners: An Egalitarian Reading of Genesis 17:15–16
Personhood is deeply intertwined with the names we are given. In the biblical narrative, names of characters brim with meaning. Such meaning is enhanced in
December 29, 2020
Topic: Biblical Passages / Studies
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The Poor Widow Who Gave at the Temple: Narrative Logic in Mark 12:41–44
In Mark 12:41–44, a woman shows the readers the way to follow Christ as she foreshadows the suffering that lies ahead for Messiah and for
December 28, 2020
Philippians 4:2–3: An Alternative View of the Euodia-Syntyche Debate
Philippians 4:2–3: “I encourage Euodia, and I encourage Syntyche to [pursue] the same mindset in [the] Lord.3Yes, I also ask you, true comrade, to come
December 28, 2020
How the Bible’s View of Power Devastates Theological Patriarchy
Editor’s Note: This is one of the Top 15 2020 CBE Writing Contest winners. Enjoy! One of the hardest, yet most satisfying, practices of Christian
December 16, 2020
Women Count
From there he set out and went away to the region of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know he
November 6, 2020
A Time to Speak
For God is not a God of disorder but of peace—as in all the congregations of the Lord’s people. Women should remain silent in the
November 6, 2020
It Will Not be Taken from Her
As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She
November 6, 2020
A Biblical Model for Marriage
Be subject to one another out of reverence for Christ. Wives, be subject to your husbands as you are to the Lord. For the husband
November 6, 2020
Is God My Mother?
Editor’s note: This is one of the Top 15 2020 CBE Writing Contest winners. Enjoy! When I was very young, I once heard adults talking
October 28, 2020
How Much Does a Word Mean? Word Studies, Part 3
This is the third in a series of four blog entries about word studies and why they matter to egalitarians studying Scripture. The series points
September 30, 2020