Christ’s Permission Above All Else
My husband and I have been looking for a new church since we got married a few months ago. We decided to leave the complementarian
June 5, 2022
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Resolving Five Complementarian Protests to Priscilla the Pastor-Teacher
In my upcoming lecture, “Why Pastor Priscilla Ends Christian Patriarchy,” at CBE’s 2022 International Conference, I will present a new line of biblical argumentation to
June 5, 2022
Spotting Biblical Gemstones in Paul’s Ministry
Editor’s note: This is a CBE 2021 Writing Contest Honorable Mention. Enjoy! “You can’t be what you can’t see.” While generally true, this aphorism did
June 1, 2022
Loss of the Assumptive World: Identifying Gaslighting in Evangelical Organizations
Editor’s note: This is a CBE 2021 Writing Contest Top 15 winner! “There’s just something about your voice…” With these words, my dean suggested that
May 26, 2022
Women Pastors Can Teach Us How to Collaborate in the Church
During one of our 2020 Zoom Sunday morning services, a preteen in our church expressed emotions that I recognized as symptoms of anxiety. We were
May 18, 2022
Why Some Soul Wounds Require Understanding the Mother Heart of God
Addressing a group of Christian college students, the speaker joked, “Even though God is male, he can totally multi-task.” I cringed, hardly believing what I’d
May 11, 2022
Caring for the Mothers in Our Midst: The Church’s Responsibility
Editor’s note: This is a CBE 2021 Writing Contest Top 15 Winner! The one thing that would have made my last decade a little easier
May 4, 2022
When Men Rule(d) the World: Confessions of a Former Patriarchalist
Editor’s note: This is a CBE 2021 Writing Contest Top 15 winner. Enjoy! No one would have said it out loud, but in the white,
April 27, 2022
“Never Lord!” No More: What Peter Can Teach Us About Sexism
Editor’s note: This is a CBE 2021 Writing Contest Honorable Mention. Enjoy! We’ll just have to agree to disagree. Around twenty-five years ago, I had
April 20, 2022
Easter’s New Creation: Woman’s Identity Restored
Countless are the glories of spring in Minnesota! As winter’s cold, dark days become warm and sunny, the thawing earth bursts with flowers, delighting my
April 13, 2022