Book Review: On Purpose: Understanding God’s Freedom for Women Through Scripture
God’s design for women and men is a contentious topic. Numerous voices attempt to offer biblical interpretation, leaving an array of options that can be
June 23, 2023
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Keeping My Name: A 30th Anniversary Reflection
Editor’s note: This is a CBE 2022 Writing Contest Honorable Mention! “Wife of Lappidoth” or “woman of flames”? Which would you rather be? The biblical
April 27, 2023
Book Review: Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church
Whereas most books on women in ministry primarily focus on contested Bible verses, Nijay K. Gupta’s Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered
March 14, 2023
Galilee’s Got Talent! How the Arts Empower Women
Women have always suffered from power inequality. Since the beginning of civilization, it’s been hard to be a woman in a man’s world. In the
March 1, 2023
Logical Leadership
Editor’s note: This is a CBE 2020 Writing Contest honorable mention. Enjoy! Years ago, I told my daughter, “I’d never vote for a woman president
June 8, 2021
Jael’s Story as Initial Fulfillment of Genesis 3:15
“So the Lord God said to the serpent. . . . I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and
December 29, 2020
What to Say When Someone Dismisses Women’s Leadership in the Bible
Editor’s Note: This article is one of a nine-part series on difficult Bible passages titled “What to Say…” For egalitarians, the book of Judges clearly demonstrates
September 25, 2019
Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church
For centuries, discussions of early Christianity have focused on male leaders in the church. But there is ample evidence right in the New Testament that
March 14, 2019
Deborah: Troublesome Woman or Woman of Valor?
Unwarranted criticisms by evangelical scholars of Deborah’s leadership in Judg 4–5 continue to devalue her work as “abnormal,” “wrong,”1 something done only in private2 or
May 2, 2018
Calling All Deborahs, Esthers, and Junias
Women often underestimate themselves. We minimize our abilities and authority because we’re conditioned to think that to be a woman is to be passive and
June 15, 2017