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Women in Scripture and Mission: Junia the Apostle
By: Kimberly Dickson | June 7, 2023
Paul’s reference to Junia as an apostle often stops many protestant Christians in their tracks for three reasons: they have never heard of Junia, they did not think women could be apostles, or they thought there were only twelve apostles.
Women in Scripture and Mission: Mary the Mother of Jesus
By: Kimberly Dickson | June 5, 2023
Mary, who learned to call Jesus Messiah and Son of the Most High God. She is an example of what it means to stand up to injustice, fight for justice, and point others to God’s redemption work in Jesus.
Women in Scripture and Mission: Joanna
By: Kimberly Dickson | June 2, 2023
Joanna accompanied Jesus throughout his ministry as he taught her to understand the importance of his upcoming life, death, and resurrection
Women, Stand as Pillars for God's Kingdom
By: Ruth Conard | May 25, 2023
For almost eighty years, Ruth followed God’s call, serving in Peru, Mexico, and even the Sahara Desert. Thanks to many other women in her life, she found freedom in Christ to use her gifting wherever God brought her. Now, she shares her story and decades of wisdom in hopes that other women and men [...]
New Voices: Pastors’ Wives and Medieval Religion with Dr. Beth Allison Barr
By: Erin Moniz, Blake Dean, Beth Allison Barr | May 12, 2023
Why is history critical for how we understand theology? Author, Professor, and Historian Beth Allison Barr discusses her two new, forthcoming projects with Blake and Erin.
Women in Scripture and Mission: Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
By: Mikaela Bell | May 10, 2023
Studying Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz’s life reminds us to speak the truth, even to our detriment, and to trust God with the long-term outcome.
Sheerah, the Unknown City-Building Woman of 1 Chronicles 7:24
By: Eric E. Richter | May 5, 2023
Sheerah should move from obscurity to an encouraging example for women today.
Educator and Visionary: A Profile of Mary McLeod Bethune
By: Rachel Larsen | March 16, 2023
When a swarm of Ku Klux Klan marched onto her campus, Mary McLeod Bethune and other staff members stood their ground. Little did Bethune know that when God had shut the door for her to become a missionary, she would find herself here and later become one of the most influential educators and activists of [...]
Book Review: Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church
By: Brianna Cortez | March 14, 2023
Whereas most books on women in ministry primarily focus on contested Bible verses, Nijay K. Gupta’s "Tell Her Story" takes a different approach. Gupta studies women throughout the Old and New Testament first, as if to say, these are the stories we need to shape our view of women—the ones that depict what [...]
Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church
By: Nijay K. Gupta | March 14, 2023
For centuries, discussions of early Christianity have focused on male leaders in the church. But there is ample evidence right in the New Testament that women were actively involved in ministry, at the frontier of the gospel mission, and as respected leaders.