The Bible in Black and White
A black man taught me what it means to be civilized. He said that the meaning of civilization could be communicated in one word: Welcome.
December 10, 2016
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The Life and Legacy of Dr. Virginia Catherine Patterson
Christians have always believed that virtue is not so much taught as caught. Since we acquire qualities more by example than instruction, Scripture advises us
December 10, 2016
I Have Known Enough Saints
I have known enough saints to know they fall just like the rest of us. They fail to see the mud globbed on their feet
December 10, 2016
Have They Disappeared: Why do Young Evangelicals Know so Little About the Great Women of the Bible?
It first came up in my theology class. My professor read aloud 1 Timothy 2:11–12 (for some reason he failed to read the verses above
December 10, 2016
Called by Name
Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, I came to the tomb. I came alone in that time before
December 10, 2016
A Crown of Thorns: Why I’m Exchanging Princess-ship for Discipleship
I first started getting crowns at prayer retreats when I was far too old for them—that is, my freshman year of college. All of a
December 10, 2016
The Primary Colors of Our Moral Sense
Preface Children do not always know the theological underpinnings that direct how churches function. They only know what they see and hear, and, from that,
December 10, 2016
From Hatchet-Man to Women’s Advocate
Growing up in the church, “I didn’t sense that women were oppressed,” author and seminary professor Cleophus J. LaRue admitted. The Baptist church he attended
December 10, 2016
“I Have Seen the Lord” Mary Magdalene in the New Testament and Early Christianity
Introduction Few people mentioned in the New Testament have been more misrepresented than Mary Magdalene. In a 6th century sermon, Pope Gregory the Great confused
December 10, 2016
Sarah Grimké
During the early 1830s, many women were active in the abolition movement. They organized separate antislavery societies for women alongside men’s organizations, and they focused
December 10, 2016