Choose Your Own Adventure: A Very Egalitarian Proposal
“I’m dead set against being proposed to at a restaurant,” I informed my boyfriend. “I’d love a glass of champagne on the house,” I continued,
March 4, 2019
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4 Jobs Women Are Expected to Do without Pay, and How to Balance the Labor Scale
A viral tweet from this past October playfully asserted, “women talk to men using their customer service voice and don’t even get paid for it.”1
March 4, 2019
What to Say When Someone Says Wives Should Submit to Husbands
Editor’s Note: This article is one of a nine-part series on difficult Bible passages entitled “What to Say When…” “The Bible says wives should submit
February 25, 2019
What to Say When Someone Says Women Are Not Permitted to Teach
Editor’s Note: Each month, we highlight one of CBE’s many valuable resources on the blog. This article was originally published on February 18, 2019, as
February 18, 2019
Am I Dust or Am I Daughter? A Woman Pastor’s Journey Toward Worth and Identity
Editor’s Note: This is one of our Top 20 winners from the 2018 CBE Writing Contest. Enjoy! “Your pastor is a woman?!” I was seventeen years
February 7, 2019
What to Say When Someone Says Women Should Be Silent in Church
Editor’s Note: This article is one of a nine-part series on difficult Bible passages titled “What to Say…” You’re at a holiday event and you mention
January 30, 2019
Jesus’ Vision for Masculinity: The (Actual) Best A Man Can Get
By now, you’ve probably seen Gillette’s “We Believe: The Best Men Can Be” ad. Launched last week online, the ad depicts several examples of toxic
January 23, 2019
I Was Sexually Abused in the Church and I Thought I Was the Problem
Trigger warning: this article contains numerous graphic accounts of sexual violence. “What’s wrong with me?” I’ve asked myself this question each time I’ve been assaulted
January 17, 2019
Girls Should Not Have to Ask If God Likes Boys Better
Editor’s Note: This is one of our Top 20 winners from the 2018 CBE Writing Contest. Enjoy! I was seven years old—sitting in a hard, metal
January 10, 2019
How A Pastor and A Church Changed Their Stance on Women in Ministry
Editor’s Note: This article is based on an interview conducted by the author. In 2016, pastor Ray Kollbocker felt convicted to examine the issue of
January 3, 2019