Do Gender Roles Keep Women Safe?: A Response to John Piper
Most of us—no matter our stance on gender roles or faith background—are stunned by the vast number of people demeaned by sexual abuse and harassment.
March 21, 2018
Type of Resource: Blog/Magazine Article
6 Medieval Women Who Shaped Christian Theology
If I asked you to imagine the Middle Ages, what would come to mind? Most of us think of the Middle Ages as a time
March 20, 2018
5 Women of Color Making History in the Church
My denomination, The Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC), and many others have been ordaining women for decades. Yet, even churches in denominations that ordain women resist
March 15, 2018
A Letter to Pastors in the Age of #ChurchToo
Dear Pastors, Women live in a world where violence, oppression, and marginalization are the norm. Every day, we wake up to stories of abuse and
March 13, 2018
Madonna without Halo
She holds his shoes in her hands. They are worn shoes, but the only clothes not stolen by Romans, priests, elders, and everyone else who
March 9, 2018
Representation Sparks Conversations
Earlier this month, I ran across a tweet from a female pastor. It read: Man noticing my collar: Are you a preacher? Me: Yes Man: I
March 8, 2018
Hunger
Editor’s Note: This is an Evangelical Press Association award winning poem. I hungered for a voice a whisper— I’m valued, I belong. Silence. Dear preacher,
March 8, 2018
Never Bashful: Standing with My Foremothers
Editor’s Note: This is a CBE Writing Contest winner. Enjoy! I was thirteen the first time I heard the words, “women cannot be preachers” spoken into
March 8, 2018
My First Time: When Being Who God Made You Isn’t Okay
Editor’s Note: This is a CBE Writing Contest winner. Enjoy! “Heather has no business being in the pulpit.” The words leaped out at me from the
March 8, 2018
Saying Yes: I Never Wanted to Preach, but My Daughter Needs Me To
In the quiet evening hours, once my littles are sound asleep, I find myself in the early stages of sermon writing. It’s the stage where
March 8, 2018
