3 Ways We Push Women to the Church Margins (And How We Can Fix It)
Women in the church are often pushed to the margins. Sometimes the exclusion is explicit and intentional and other times, it’s implicit and subtle. As
September 12, 2018
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When Women Say “No” But Men Don’t Like It
You’ve probably heard about the tragic murder of Iowan Mollie Tibbetts by now. Tibbetts was reportedly killed by a man because she rejected his advances
September 6, 2018
Without Expression
Without expression, endurance cannot be shared. Without sharing, how can we serve him who shares?
September 5, 2018
The Tears of Men: The Emotional Masculinity of Jesus and Saint Francis
Editor’s Note: This is an Evangelical Press Association award winning article. In his classic book Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis observed: “Sameness is to be found most
September 5, 2018
Growing Pains: How Complementarianism Shames Boys and Isolates Men
Editor’s Note: Each month, we highlight one of CBE’s many valuable resources on the blog. This article was originally published on September 5, 2018. With
September 5, 2018
A Father’s Reflection: Teaching My Son Vulnerability through My Struggle with Depression
Four years ago, I was diagnosed with depression. It was scary. I had no safe place, no castle to retreat to and regroup. That’s the
September 5, 2018
When Gender Roles Don’t Work: How One Couple and Their Sons Became Egalitarians
We asked Jodi and Dave Hansen (Dave is a CBE board member) to reflect on their journey raising two sons, defying role expectations, and discovering
September 5, 2018
Give Them Words: Helping Boys Name and Navigate Their Emotions
I’ll never forget the moment I found out that I was having a boy. This was my first child, and, I must admit, I had
September 5, 2018
Raising Emotional Boys in a “Boys Don’t Cry” Culture
As a toddler, my son Jon* was politely referred to as “a handful.” There was no door he couldn’t open, no ladder he couldn’t climb,
September 5, 2018
Boy Stories: Teaching Our Sons to Share and Listen
Every night we gather with our four boys, ranging in age from one to nine years old, and read a Bible story that was specifically
September 5, 2018