Half the Church: Recapturing God’s Global Vision for Women
Women comprise at least half the world, and usually more than half the church, but so often Christian teaching to women either fails to move
June 1, 2015
Topic: Biblical Passages / Studies
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There’s No Such Thing As A “Woman of God”
I was recently asked to lead a discussion with a group of young ladies (mostly college-age students) on what it means to be a woman
May 13, 2015
Translating αὐθεντέω (authenteō) in 1 Timothy 2:12a
In the women-in-ministry debate, the verb authenteō in 1 Tim 2:12 has played a crucial role.1 As a result, a plethora of scholarly efforts have
April 27, 2015
Raised from Obscurity: A Narratival and Theological Study of the Characterization of Women in Luke-Acts
Luke-Acts contains many and diverse female characters, many of whom play significant roles in the unfolding drama of God’s plan of salvation through Jesus and
April 20, 2015
Women’s History Month: Hope
During his encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well, Jesus promised that, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever
March 4, 2015
Revelation, Proclamation, and Women’s Responsibility
In history as recorded in the Bible, God often gave His revelation specifically to women, and often instructed women to pass on that revelation to
February 17, 2015
In But Not Of: Transcendent Love
Did it ever strike you as being odd, our infernal craving to catalog everything? There is a valid use for cataloging, of course. Telephone books,
February 17, 2015
Priscilla, Author of the Epistle to the Hebrews?
Priscilla: Christian, wife of a Jewish freedman, fellow worker with Paul, teacher of teachers, church planter — and author of the Epistle to the Hebrews,
February 6, 2015
Our Sister, Phoebe
I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a deaconess (diakonos) of the church at Cenchreae, that you may receive her in the Lord as befits
February 6, 2015
Do Male Old Covenant Priests Exclude Female New Covenant Pastors?
“If God meant women to lead in religious functions, why were they forbidden the priesthood under the Old Covenant?” This question expresses one of many
February 6, 2015