Nola, Tony, and Merrilyn: A Trio of New Zealand Women Leaders
Three nurturing women with remarkably different positions and talents feature in my latest book, They Carved a Wider Path for Women: 36 New Zealand Baptist
August 5, 2026
Topic: Parenting / Youth
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Raising Men, Redeeming Masculinity: A Study on Boaz from the Book of Ruth
“It’s better to build boys than mend broken men.” – S. Truett Cathy, Founder, Chick-fil-A Introduction: The Problem with Toxic Masculinity Early one Saturday morning,
July 1, 2026
Daughters of Promise: A Father’s Bold Legacy
Editor’s Note: This is the “Sermon or Devotional” Grand Prize Winner from CBE’s 2025 Writing Contest. What Zelophehad’s Conviction Teaches Fathers (and Daughters) Today Of
January 7, 2026
Parenting in Exile: The Pain-Love of Eve
My interpretation of Gen 3:16 is based upon its context in the Garden story (Gen 2:4b–4:24), the Hebrew terms that comprise it, and the parallelism
November 5, 2025
5 Lessons from a Youth Pastor on Racism and Sexism
Editor’s note: This blog post was originally published on June 1, 2016. We are sharing it again today for its continued applicability. As a justice
October 23, 2025
A Disney Movie, My Daughter, and How the Holy Spirit Helped Me Find My Voice
Editor’s note: For the past nine months, while the regular blog editor has been on maternity leave, CBE intern Mayzie Mayfield has been at the
October 1, 2025
God’s Grace for the Breastfeeding Pastor
Editor’s note: In honor of August as National Breastfeeding Month, this week we highlight an article focused on the breastfeeding pastor. This article was originally
August 7, 2025
How Taking Turns Becomes Emotional Mutuality
Editor’s note: This article is a 2024 CBE Writing Contest honorable mention. Enjoy! Trust Begets Trust I remember when I first realized that my husband
July 9, 2025
Book Review: In Grandpa’s Shoes
Raewyn Orlich’s book In Grandpa’s Shoes is written to a Seventh-day Adventist audience, meant as a tool to promote intergenerational conversations, relationships, and small groups.
June 17, 2025
Recognizing Black Women’s History Month
Since 2016, April has been acknowledged as Black Women’s History month, thanks to the work of entrepreneur and tech consultant Sha Battle. She began the
April 24, 2025