When Religion Hurts: How Complementarian Churches Harm Women
I attend a complementarian church. In my defense, it is soft complementarian, and living in the South means traditional gender roles are the accepted norm
May 19, 2021
Type of Resource: Blog/Magazine Article
To the Woman Beginning Her Ministry Journey
Editor’s note: This is a CBE 2020 Writing Contest honorable mention. Enjoy! I began studying for ministry when I was 34. My youngest child
May 12, 2021
Why the Church Needs to Talk about Miscarriage
On March 25—with 65,000 new cases of coronavirus in the United States—my husband and I ventured from our apartment. He took his fishing gear in
May 5, 2021
Hope and Joy in Uganda: African Men and Women Embrace Biblical Equality
Good news about the church in Africa is hard to find. We hear that the continent is without hope — dying through war, famine and
April 29, 2021
In Vain Pursuit: How Courtship Culture Trained Us to Disregard Consent
Editor’s note: This is a CBE 2020 Writing Contest honorable mention. Enjoy! Yet may I by no means my wearied mind Draw from the deer,
April 28, 2021
Why We Need to Model Egalitarianism for the Next Generation
Editor’s note: This is one of the Top 15 CBE Writing Contest winners. Enjoy! I stood anxiously in the lobby looking for someone to
April 20, 2021
Hot Wives, Evil Sirens, and Trapped Men: How the Church’s Messaging on Porn Fails Women
Editor’s Note: This is one of the Top 15 2020 CBE Writing Contest winners. Enjoy! Since before the advent of the “porn in your pocket”
April 14, 2021
The Apostle Paul’s Prodigal Daughter
Editor’s note: This blog article is published in tandem with the spring issue of Mutuality magazine, “Making Peace With Paul,” now available on our website! If you’re interested in
April 7, 2021
Priscilla Speaks
As president, I frequently hear from people in complementarian, male-run churches. Some find their experiences relatively positive; others share concerns for how Scripture, and specifically
April 5, 2021
Hanging Onto Galatians 3:28
Ask anyone—liberal or conservative, Baptist or Catholic, patriarchal or feminist—and they will probably tell you that the subordination of Christian women was codified by Paul.
April 5, 2021
