Defining Desire: How should we understand Eve’s desire in Genesis 3:16?
In many Christian circles, women are taught that their supreme calling in life is to be a good wife, complying with a God-ordained order where
September 11, 2014
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Chain of Inference: “Seeing” Male Authority as God’s Design in Genesis
Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. The
September 11, 2014
On Paul’s Use of Creation Narratives
Excerpted and adapted from John Jefferson Davis, “First Timothy 2:12, the Ordination of Women, and Paul’s Use of Creation Narratives,” published in Priscilla Papers 23.2
September 11, 2014
Created for Community and Mutuality
One of the trees in my backyard captures my attention. About two feet from the ground, the large trunk splits into five separate trunks. What
September 11, 2014
Motherhood and Identity
New parents are overwhelmed with advice. There are websites, blogs, and, of course, people full of opinions on how you should raise your children. There are theories,
September 10, 2014
1 Corinthians 7: New Testament Insights on Marriage, Singleness, and the Family (of God), Part 1
Paul offers these instructions about marriage and singleness in 1 Corinthians 7 (all biblical references are to the NIV): Now for the matters you wrote
September 10, 2014
Injustice: Does Size Matter?
Is my pain bad enough to count? Does the injustice that I suffer meet the standard? I attend a complementarian church where I am allowed
September 6, 2014
The Scroll Links Up 9/5/14
Happy Friday! Here are some great posts promoting biblical equality for women and men in the church, home, and world. Enjoy! Pastors, You Have to
September 5, 2014
Single Women Warriors
In many of our modern movies and books we are bombarded by stories of men and women conquering adverse situations by being empowered by love
September 3, 2014
50 Shades of Broken
I first noticed it when I bought my Nook. Erotica. Everywhere. Written by and for women. So much for letting my kids peruse the free
September 1, 2014