Who First Told the Bible’s Stories and Why It Matters
Oral tradition, in the context of the Bible’s development, refers to the early storytelling, teaching, proclamation, singing, and similar activities that carried along the history
May 13, 2020
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Christ Our Mother?: What Motherhood Reveals About the Love of God
In 1373, Julian of Norwich was extremely sick, and when she thought she was going to die, a priest brought an image of Christ on
May 8, 2020
A Tale of Two Sisters: Finding Our Place at the Table
Editor’s Note: This is a Top 15 CBE Writing Contest winner. Enjoy! My sister, Becky, was seven years older than me, and trying to prove
May 5, 2020
Drop the Rope: What We Don’t Notice about Patriarchy
“You are not allowed to teach any man. Scripture forbids it.” “Women are invited to use any gift they have been given for the good
May 5, 2020
Christ Is Risen: The Nonsense of a Hysterical Woman
There is an old story about Mary Magdalene that was first written down in the thirteenth century. The tale goes that after the resurrection of
May 5, 2020
Rising Up with Christ
Because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus . . . we do not lose heart.
May 5, 2020
Living Water
You wait in the shadows, skulking, they call it, but experience knows where to hide, and Lord knows you are patient. Scathing glances and pitying
May 5, 2020
3 Ways to Foster Healthy Sexuality in the Church
Editor’s Note: This is a Top 15 CBE Writing Contest winner. Enjoy! “Healthy” is not exactly the adjective I would match with the word “sexuality,”
April 3, 2020
Jesus Sees You: Endometriosis, the Bleeding Woman, and Me
I was a teenager when I first heard my male pastor preach about the woman “subject to bleeding,” as she is often called by various
April 1, 2020
What We Share with Hild of Whitby
March is Women’s History Month, which means it’s time for my fellow history nerds to get excited about some of our favorite women of the
April 1, 2020