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Video - Redeeming the Culture of the Fall in Your Church Ministry presented by Sheri and Keith Onishi
By: Sheri and Keith Onishi | May 19, 2026
Sheri and Keith Onishi examine the spiritual roots of gender inequality and how churches can create environments where women leaders flourish in ministry.
Video - Does Paul Silence or Support Women’s Leadership? A Whole Bible Approach Presented by Mimi Haddad
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | May 19, 2026
Mimi Haddad examines whether Paul silences or supports women’s leadership by exploring key biblical passages through a whole Bible approach.
Video - Where are you coming from, and where are you going? A Study on Hagar with Mayra Ugalde
By: Mayra Ugalde | May 18, 2026
Mayra Ugalde explores the story of Hagar in Genesis, reflecting on identity, leadership, and God as the One who sees us in every season of life.
Women and Words: Holiness, Women, and the Church with Carla Sunberg
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International, Carla Sunberg | April 23, 2026
Dr. Carla Sunberg shares biblical insights on women's leadership and how the holiness movement has championed women in ministry.
Mutual Submission in Disney's "Tangled"
By: Amelia Smith | January 21, 2026
This article looks at mutual submission in Disney’s Tangled, using Rapunzel and Eugene’s relationship to explore trust, partnership, and shared strength. Through Genesis and Ephesians 5, it invites Christians to rethink marriage as a mutual, Christ-centered journey.
God’s Wisdom for Cultivating a Marriage
By: Janet Galante | November 7, 2025
Janet Galante’s sermon draws on Proverbs to show that God’s wisdom for marriage involves cultivating love, faithfulness, and mutual delight while resisting the distractions and “upgrade culture” that pull couples apart. She emphasizes that healthy, enduring marriages grow through intentional care, intimacy, and equality grounded in God’s design.
Parenting in Exile: The Pain-Love of Eve
By: Karen Strand Winslow | November 7, 2025
Karen Strand Winslow interprets Genesis 3:16 as describing the ongoing toil, emotional suffering, and struggle for harmony that result from human disobedience, rather than a divine curse of childbirth pain or female subordination. She argues that the verse portrays the enduring “pain-love” of parenting and the human tension between love and control within relationships.
“To rule” or “To be like”? Genesis 3:16 in Its Ancient Near Eastern Context
By: Elizabeth Ann R. Willett | November 7, 2025
Willett argues that Genesis 3:16 has long been mistranslated and misunderstood, suggesting it refers to increased work and pregnancies rather than pain in childbirth, and to mutual desire between man and woman rather than domination. She explains that the Hebrew word mashal means “to be like” instead of “to rule,” portraying the verse as a reflection [...]
Two Ways of Translating and Interpreting Genesis 3:16a, One Older and One Newer: Does It Matter?
By: Joy Fleming | November 7, 2025
Fleming compares two major translations of Genesis 3:16 and argues that the King James Version more accurately reflects the Hebrew text than later versions like the RSV, which wrongly portray the verse as a curse of pain in childbirth. She concludes that the passage reveals both sorrow and blessing, showing God’s recognition of human struggle [...]
Genesis 3:16 and the Character of God
By: Jane L. Crane | November 7, 2025
Crane explains that Genesis 3:16 has often been mistranslated, causing misunderstandings about women and God’s character. Using early Hebrew sources and the research of Katharine Bushnell and Walter Kaiser, Crane shows that the verse describes the woman turning toward the man and the serpent’s deception rather than God punishing or subordinating women, revealing a [...]