Exploring Spiritual Direction
Life sometimes comes in shock waves. A marriage teetering between life and death. A child born to an unmarried teenage daughter. A job loss. A
December 10, 2016
Topic: Biblical Passages / Studies
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Husbands, Respect Your Wives
Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs
December 10, 2016
Hearing Aids For Husbands
A college student shared a story about his family opening gifts at Christmas in his living room. His father walked over to his mother and
December 10, 2016
From Male Superiority To Mutual Submission
A product of middle-class suburbia in the 50s and 60s, I was raised in a world well defined by gender-based stereotypes. A woman’s place was
December 10, 2016
Why Stop a Great Work?
Karen teaches adult education in her church. Her classes are exciting. Despite her denomination’s support of gift-based roles for men and women, she is frequently
December 10, 2016
Q&A: Does the Bible Allow Women to Have Authority Over Men?
Editor’s Note: Often our members express their struggle to communicate biblical equality in a clear and succinct way. We believe the following answer to a
December 10, 2016
A High View of Submission
Whenever I hear the word “submission” I am immediately transported back to my childhood home. We were staunchly rooted in a conservative, Christian tradition, and
December 10, 2016
Biblical Submission Begins with Submission to God’s Word
Recently, CBE lost a dear friend and a most gifted intellectual, John Kohlenberger III, after a thirteen-year battle with cancer. A humble but brilliant scholar,
December 10, 2016
Faithfully Undermining Patriarchy: Making Sense of 1 Peter 3:1
Jesus submitted to His Father by actively and freely choosing to yield to weak politicians and wicked soldiers. And now Peter says likewise? Is a
December 10, 2016
Understanding Submission in the Context of the Pauline Epistles
Whether through sermons or wedding vows or Christian books, we have been conditioned to see different primary roles for husbands and wives. Many churches teach
December 10, 2016