Essential Relationships
I enter the delivery room, not knowing the sex of the one I have carried in my womb for nine months of hope and fear,
September 8, 2015
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Life by Committee
When we met with the committee for the first time, we were nervous. This meeting was the first step for my husband Jeff, who had
September 6, 2015
God’s Wisdom Sung in Full Harmony
The choice was simple: it was time to get a new stereo in my car. My classic rock ‘n’ roll eight track tapes—yes, this was
September 6, 2015
Editor’s Note: Becoming New
I stood with a coworker, staffing a booth at a convention of evangelical scholars. A booth advocating the shared leadership of men and women is
September 6, 2015
Promises, Promises: Questioning the Protection of Purity Culture
No more dating, I’m just waiting/Like Sleeping Beauty, my prince will come for me/No more dating, I’m just waiting, ’cause God is writing my love
September 2, 2015
3 Lessons We Can Learn From Josh Duggar’s Ashley Madison Scandal
Recently, the world was shocked (or not so shocked) by the revelation that Josh Duggar—of the hyper-conservative Duggar clan—was caught seeking to have an affair
September 2, 2015
Navigating Sexual Intimacy as Newly Married Egalitarians
I was in the lunch room with my friends. I had just broken up with my boyfriend of seven months—a big deal for a seventeen year-old.
September 1, 2015
The Woman of Valor: A Fresh Look At Proverbs 31
For years, the Proverbs 31 woman has been held over the heads of women in the church, a caricature of singular perfection—making them feel inadequate
August 31, 2015
When Men Reflect “Feminine” Roles and Women Reflect “Masculine” Roles
My friend’s father is a godly man. She credits him, along with her mother, with the development of her Christian faith. Yet, this amazing example
August 28, 2015
The Challenge of Leading In A Hierarchically Ordered Universe
God uses all kinds of spokespeople to communicate important messages to the church and world. In the past few years, former US President Jimmy Carter
August 26, 2015