Embodying What Can Be: What Star Trek and Women Preachers Have In Common
I grew up in a Star Trek family. I was so devoted to it that, to my eternal shame, I spent the entirety of fifth
March 8, 2018
Topic: Editorial
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Why We Need to Correct for Patriarchal Bias in Bible Translations
In November 2016, the Christian satire website The Babylon Bee published an article called “God Apologizes for Gendered Language in Bible.” In it, God expresses
December 11, 2017
Editor’s Reflections | Autumn 2017 (31.4)
Priscilla Papers was first published in January of 1987. The broader organization, Christians for Biblical Equality, followed about a year later. Thus 2017 is CBE
October 20, 2017
Why Marriage Must Be Egalitarian to Be Truly Christ-like
Earlier this year, Australian ABC News journalist Julia Baird made waves when she published a story on domestic violence in Australian Christianity. Her story, “‘Submit
September 7, 2017
Editor’s Reflections | Summer 2017 (31.3)
The cover photo shows an icon in which a group of church leaders display a rather large banner containing the opening lines of the Nicene-Constantinopolitan
August 4, 2017
Editor’s Reflections | Spring 2017 (31.2)
Genesis 29:25 is one of the Bible’s more startling verses: “When morning came, there was Leah!” (NIV). Have you ever wondered how Jacob could not
April 27, 2017
A Celebration of Dads Who Nurture
“Dad, why didn’t you become a soldier?” My dad and I were standing on our back patio, a smooth concrete slab under a rusty tin
February 17, 2017
Editor’s Note
At CBE we call marriage “ground zero” for the debate about women’s places in the church and the home. We’ve found that understanding God’s design
December 10, 2016
Considering 2001: Looking Back Before Moving Forward
The CBE community showed great courage and faithfulness in 2001! Despite the enormous challenges of a slowing economy, events of September 11 and an ambitious
December 10, 2016
Editor’s Note: Spring 2002
A father suddenly catches a glimpse of his daughter’s ministry gifts, gifts he was told women didn’t have. A mother, in tears, describes her vision
December 10, 2016