Why The End of China’s One-Child Policy Matters
My husband and I were sitting in a restaurant waiting for our food. A young couple sat down at the table just in front of
December 14, 2015
Topic: Patriarchy
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A God Who Loves Men and Tolerates Women
It’s probably not good Christian decorum to admit this. But decorum isn’t really my thing anyway. For a time in my life, I genuinely thought
December 7, 2015
Selective Literalism: Female Elders
When Anne and I teach our co-leadership (mutual equality and mutual authority) marriage message, we are frequently asked our opinion on women being encouraged to
November 30, 2015
Patriarchy, Western Privilege, and Missions
While I was at university, I was obsessed with becoming a missionary. I wasted several years of my life trying to become one, because I
November 24, 2015
How Complementarianism Stole My Identity
Identity foreclosure is a psychological term for the phenomenon in which a person makes premature conclusions about his or her personal identity without a time
November 2, 2015
What’s Domestic Abuse Got To Do With Theology?
Over the last few years, I’ve met a lot of people who have begun thinking about biblical equality—either as a result of academic study or
October 28, 2015
Acting Like A Lady: A Satire
“I don’t know how you do it,” one of my friends said to me recently. “Your house is beautiful, your nails are never chipped, you
August 12, 2015
Looking Forward: Living in Redeemed Relationships
2015 “Becoming New” CBE International Conference The status quo typically favors one group over another. So if the way things are will never change until
July 31, 2015
A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power
In the highly acclaimed bestselling A Call to Action, President Jimmy Carter addresses the world’s most serious, pervasive, and ignored violation of basic human rights: the
March 9, 2015
Where Selma and Egalitarianism Intersect
We recently saw the movie Selma. In the comfort of our theater seats we observed what we can only imagine African Americans endured—and in many
February 24, 2015