Jessie Penn-Lewis’s Cross Theology
“We must turn to the finished work of our Redeemer . . .”1 Introduction Considered the most influential woman affiliated with the Welsh Revivals (1904–05)
September 3, 2014
Topic: Biblical Passages / Studies
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Short Answers to Tough Questions: How are Christians to understand the imagery of Israel as God’s unfaithful wife, and what is the relevance of the divine-human marriage metaphor in our lives today?
Q: An ever-present “woman” in the Old Testament is Israel, God’s metaphorical wife. How are Christians to understand the imagery of Israel as God’s unfaithful
September 1, 2014
In the Midst of the Mess: Hagar and the God Who Sees
Along a desert road, beside a remote, unnamed well, the angel of the Lord approaches a pregnant, abused, runaway slave named Hagar. The young woman
August 31, 2014
Proverbs 31 Man
Maybe the biblical character you best connect with is Daniel in the lion’s den, or Mary when the stone was rolled away. Sometimes we connect
August 31, 2014
Gender and Justice in the New Testament
Introduction The topic of gender and justice in the New Testament raises two preliminary questions: First, what modern sense of “justice” and of “gender” is
August 27, 2014
Beliefs Known by Praxis
This post originally appeared on Scot’s blog Jesus Creed on August 5, 2014: patheos.com/blogs/jesuscreed/2014/08/05/beliefs-known-by-praxis/. What we believe and how we behave are not quite perfectly
August 19, 2014
Passion and Belief
I recently read a letter by a young woman struggling with the issue of women in ministry. She was torn because her father, a wonderful
August 19, 2014
John Chrysostom’s First Homily on the Greeting to Priscilla and Aquila
(Romans 16:3-4) One of the church’s outstanding Bible expositors was St. John Chrysostom (died A.D. 407). He preached consistently through the Scriptures, and many of
August 15, 2014
On the Meaning in Context of those Troublesome Verses on Women in 1 Peter (And a Gentle Warning about Cross-Referencing Too Quickly)
In various cultures around the world, sermons, supposedly based on 1 Peter, are preached on “How all wives must obey their husbands.” As the sermon
August 14, 2014
Let’s Keep on Ordaining Women
The role of women in ministry is a controversial issue in evangelical churches today. Books on the subject continue to flow from the presses. On
August 14, 2014