A Rose by Any Other Name…
While growing up in the 1960s, I heard women in our neighborhood complain about being called housewives. “I am not married to a house!” they
July 19, 2014
Topic: Marriage
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Wives, “Respect” Your Husbands
From time to time we hear of the responsibilities outlined in Ephesians 5 verses 22 – 33 concerning husbands and wives respectively. Often the language
July 12, 2014
TOGETHER: Reclaiming Co-Leadership in Marriage
The following article draws extensively from tim+anne evans’ new book,TOGETHER: Reclaiming Co-Leadership in Marriage, which is available for purchase from CBE’s bookstore. The majority of marriage
June 11, 2014
Work Less, Live More
The how’s and why’s of equality We have always liked the idea of an equal marriage, but there are vexing questions. Do we both need
May 1, 2014
Escaping the Mold & Embracing Giftedness
Equality in marriage — what does that mean? Sam had a hard time with the concept at first. He grew up as a Southern Baptist,
May 1, 2014
God’s Radical Welcome
Hospitality conjures ideas of cookies and coffee or magazine covers of gracious living. We think of entertaining in the home, and of women making guests
May 1, 2014
Tie-Breaker
“Wives, submit to your husbands,” says Ephesians 5:22. Just be careful not to commit idolatry while you’re submitting. The complementarians I know insist that husbands
April 6, 2014
From Violence to Tenderness
I will never forget that day in November 1999. I was serving as associate pastor in a church in the urban slum area of Lima,
March 1, 2014
Right Answers, Wrong Questions
One reason that questions about men and women continue to confound us, I’m convinced, is that we’re asking the wrong questions, which tend to lead
February 26, 2014
When Labels Create Division
A summer issue of Time magazine caught my eye with the title: “The Childfree Life: When Having it All Means Not Having Children” by Lauren Sandler.
February 6, 2014