Fertility, Futility, and Filth: Menstruation Imagery in Isaiah 64:6
“All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a
April 23, 2026
Topic: Patriarchy
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Witchcraft in the Middle Ages and Its Impact Today
Christianity has a long history of humans attempting to use magic against God. Magic took the forms of divination, necromancy, the casting of spells or
April 23, 2026
Editor’s Reflection: Spring 2026
From the long years of the Mughal Empire in India (1526–1857), a story is told about a courtesan. It’s not a historically verifiable story, even
April 23, 2026
Easter’s New Creation: Woman’s Identity Restored
Download a PDF Countless are the glories of springtime in Minnesota. As winter’s cold, dark days become warm and sunny, the thawing earth bursts with
March 6, 2026
The White-Washed Elephant’s Grave
Editor’s Note: This is a Poetry Honorable Mention from CBE’s 2025 Writing Contest.She lives in her home with a white elephant,Submissive, respectful, hushed, reverent. She
February 4, 2026
God’s Wisdom for Cultivating a Marriage
Wisdom for Life We’re in a series on the book of Proverbs called “Wisdom for Life.”1 We’ve been talking about how God has wisdom for
November 5, 2025
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
“To rule” or “To be like”? Genesis 3:16 in Its Ancient Near Eastern Context
This article explains the author’s translation of Gen 3:16b, “In spite of this, you will still want to be with your husband, just as he
November 5, 2025
Two Ways of Translating and Interpreting Genesis 3:16a, One Older and One Newer: Does It Matter?
English versions of Gen 3:16 present two starkly different translations of God’s first words to the woman in the Garden of Eden. In 1611, the
November 5, 2025
Genesis 3:16 and the Character of God
Loren Cunningham, cofounder of one of the world’s largest missions organizations, said Scripture never contradicts God’s character. God’s Word is “infallible,” he says, “but our
November 5, 2025