The Way God Intends It: Men And Women As Gospel Partners
Recently, the Barna group came out with the news that 61% of Christian women “love Jesus but not the church.”1 Why is that? Could it be
May 18, 2017
Topic: Historical Women-Church
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Band of Angels: The Forgotten World of Early Christian Women
Band of Angels is a well-researched narrative history of the women around Jesus and within the rapidly growing Christian community in its first five centuries.
May 15, 2017
Book Review: Eminent Missionary Women
The view that only men can use their gifts in service to the Lord is too widespread in our churches today and should be countered
May 8, 2017
Book Review: A Voice of Her Own
Why, over the years, haven’t women produced more in the arts—specifically in literature? At the turn of the century, Virginia Woolf began the answer to
April 27, 2017
Was Apphia an Early Christian Leader?
The epistle to Philemon begins, “Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our dear friend and co-worker” (NRSV). Paul and
April 27, 2017
Book Review: Hearts of Fire: Eight Women in the Underground Church and Their Stories of Costly Faith
Hearts of Fire by The Voice of the Martyrs, a non-profit interdenominational organization, opens up readers’ souls in new and profound ways. The stories of
April 25, 2017
Daughter of the Reformation: A Historical Perspective of the Life and Times of the Wife of Martin Luther
Many books have been written about the great reformer Martin Luther, but we know considerably less about his wife Catharina von Bora, the primary relationship
April 25, 2017
Book Review: Women of Influence: Women of Devotion Through the Centuries
Cheryl Forbes’s first book, released in 1983 when she held a managerial position at Zondervan, was titled The Religion of Power. As that title suggests,
April 21, 2017
Book Review: A Hero from Yesterday: Phoebe Palmer’s The Promise of the Father
I wish I had encountered Phoebe Palmer (1807-74) about 25 years ago when wrestling with the issue of the role of women in the church
April 12, 2017
3 Ways Women Shape Theology
Humanity is ferociously hungry for God, for a binding tie to something divine and important and meaningful. God-study is the product of our sacred hunger,
March 27, 2017