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Church Lady
By: Elizabeth Fields | July 3, 2025
Her presence is a relentless force of grace. Indeed, despite the world silencing her, God’s work continues to heal the stifling of the church lady.
No, Sister, You Don’t Have a “Jezebel Spirit”
By: Susanne Maynes | June 26, 2025
Why is the name "Jezebel" used to control Christian women, and what does it mean? Susanne Maynes provides a liberating take on this derogatory phrase.
“Never Be Alone with a Member of the Opposite Sex”: Is the Billy Graham Rule Effective?
By: Marie-Noëlle Yoder, Thomas Poëtte | January 9, 2025
While "Billy Graham rule" may seem to be an effective firewall in addition to being easy to put into place, it rests on some questionable assumptions. It fundamentally presupposes that a personal relationship between a man and a woman is riskier than it is beneficial. In addition, this rule is based on a very contestable [...]
Home, Church, and World: The Five Myths of Purity Culture with Dr. Camden Morgante
By: Tara Korpi, Todd Korpi, Camden Morgante | December 6, 2024
Todd and Tara Korpi sit down with Dr. Camden Morgante to discuss her new book, Recovering from Purity Culture. The conversation explores the impact of purity culture on both men and women, the myths propagated by purity teachings, and practical steps for healing and recovery.
Hot Wives, Evil Sirens, and Trapped Men: How the Church’s Messaging on Porn Fails Women
By: Eleanor Hall | April 14, 2021
There is a pressing need for the UK and US church to address how porn dehumanizes and exploits women and to recognize how resources meant to address porn use have centered the male gaze and perpetuated rape culture.
A Time to Speak
By: Aaron Dilla | November 1, 2020
First Corinthians presents Christian women with a time to speak, not a time to be silent.
Proving My Virginity: Deuteronomy, Pap Smears, and the Hymen Myth
By: Christine Woolgar | September 23, 2020
I know that lack of sex and consent education harmed my husband’s and my sex life in the early years of our marriage. But as I look back, I realize that’s only one side of the coin. The other was biblical illiteracy.
3 Ways to Foster Healthy Sexuality in the Church
By: Josiane Ngongang | April 1, 2020
“Healthy” is not exactly the adjective I would match with the word “sexuality,” especially when it comes to the ways the church and Christians have portrayed and lived out what we believe about sex these past few centuries.
The Nashville Statement: A Critical Review
By: Jamin Hübner | January 30, 2019
With the publication of the Nashville Statement, the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood sought to set out the Christian stance on human identity. This article offers an analysis to shine a brighter light on this controversial topic.
Early Christianity's Concept of Sexuality
By: April Kelly | January 28, 2019
The church of the first five centuries helped define women’s sense of self, integrating their understanding of sexuality and marriage with the redemptive work of Christ, thus encouraging them to contribute to the work of the church.