Snapshots of a Devout Woman
As I read the gospels, I feel as if I am slowly turning the pages of a photo album of the life of Jesus. The
February 9, 2015
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One Christian’s Commentary on Two Contemporary Secular Best Sellers
Just when the secular press declared the funeral of the contemporary women’s movement, two secular feminist books appeared: Susan Faludi’s Backlash: The Undeclared War Against
February 6, 2015
Mistress Mary Bunyan
In seventeenth-century England, a young girl came to the village of Elstow to be the wife of a tinker. History does not tell us where
February 6, 2015
Bitalia, the Ancient Woman Priest
The CBE study group was stumping along yet another dusty corridor lined with grace openings in the Catacomb of San Gennaro on the outskirts of
February 6, 2015
Priscilla, Author of the Epistle to the Hebrews?
Priscilla: Christian, wife of a Jewish freedman, fellow worker with Paul, teacher of teachers, church planter — and author of the Epistle to the Hebrews,
February 6, 2015
Early Church Heroines: Rulers, Prophets, and Martyrs
In recent years many writers have been reminding the church of the exemplary women who have held positions of authority and power in the Bible
February 6, 2015
Our Sister, Phoebe
I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a deaconess (diakonos) of the church at Cenchreae, that you may receive her in the Lord as befits
February 6, 2015
Women’s Voices
They came from all over— Bahrain, Turkey, Rome: A little band of women with hope all their own To learn and
February 6, 2015
Does It Matter? Remembering Our Foremothers
Why should we highlight women in Bible times and throughout Christian history? Wouldn’t it be more timely to focus on women in the church today,
February 6, 2015
Arguing About the Messenger, Ignoring the Message
The Episcopal Church has been making headlines because of the move by traditionalist congregations to separate themselves from the main body of the church and
February 6, 2015