Using Genesis 2 for Wedding Sermons: Avoiding Questionable Interpretations
Editor’s note: To read this article in the original Chinese, please click here. As a minister serving in China, I have attended many church-organized public
July 31, 2024
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Condescending Complementarianism: The Power of Words, Recognition, and Titles
In one of my seminary classes, a discussion arose regarding the qualifications for elders—specifically whether he must be married. (That an elder had to be
July 10, 2024
The First Woman Who Preached to You
Editor’s Note: This is a CBE 2023 Writing Contest Winner! I ask my class the question, “Who was the first woman who preached to you?”
October 25, 2023
In Spite of the Culture: A Sermon
Looking at cultural attitudes, I made a list of married women of the Bible this week and found myself surprised. Do we not all know
August 3, 2023
For Whom Will the Church Be Safe?
The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear?The Lord is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid?2 When the wicked advance against me to
May 4, 2023
What Happened When My Wife Helped with My Sermon
Editor’s note: This is a CBE 2022 Writing Contest Honorable Mention! Uncharacteristically, my Sunday sermon was ready early enough in the week that I could
March 29, 2023
The Psalm of Vengeance, the God Who Listens, and How I Learned to Forgive My Mother’s Abuser
A sermon preached at Acadia Divinity College Chapel The passage we are going to reflect on today is not your typical Bible passage. It is
October 25, 2021
Selfless Marriage: Ephesians 5:21–33
Here is a question for you: What difference does Jesus make in your marriage? Have you ever noticed that many Christian marriages don’t look significantly
July 31, 2021
Christ-Bearers
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man
November 6, 2020
Women Count
From there he set out and went away to the region of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know he
November 6, 2020