God’s Surprising Hesed: Reading Ruth as a Palestinian Woman
A Palestinian Woman I was born and raised in Bethlehem, Palestine, and have lived there all my life. I am an Arab Palestinian Christian. Over
July 5, 2021
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How Can Churches Encourage Women Leaders?
In the second of several conversations sponsored by CBE and our 2021 conference partners in the UK, Charles Read, priest and director of liturgy and
June 30, 2021
Celebrating Recent Egalitarian Wins While Still Playing the Long Game
Despite experiencing a nine-game losing streak, injuries, poor goaltending, and ultimately missing the playoffs, my favorite hockey team (the Ottawa Senators) finished the last ten
June 23, 2021
Why Egalitarianism Is Good for My Sons
I’m a Father of Boys I’ll never forget finding out I was becoming a parent. In one moment, I felt overwhelming fear and elation. The
June 15, 2021
Logical Leadership
Editor’s note: This is a CBE 2020 Writing Contest honorable mention. Enjoy! Years ago, I told my daughter, “I’d never vote for a woman president
June 8, 2021
Leading Together: Lessons From Sharing Leadership in Ministry and Marriage
Editor’s Note: This is a CBE 2020 Writing Contest honorable mention. Enjoy! I have known since I was eight years old that I was called
June 2, 2021
What Are the Consequences of Theological Patriarchy?
Editor’s note: In the first of several conversations sponsored by CBE and our 2021 conference partners in the UK, CBE president Mimi Haddad asked three
May 26, 2021
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
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