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Sacred Wound, Sacred Calling: Elevating Women Survivors Worldwide
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | March 9, 2023
In honor of International Women’s Day, we lift up the voices of women survivors and their allies around the globe who fight against sexual and physical abuse. Their “sacred wounds” transform into “sacred callings” of justice and truth, lighting the way to human flourishing for all.
Galilee’s Got Talent! How the Arts Empower Women
By: Nijay K. Gupta | March 1, 2023
It’s no surprise that women’s voices are often left in the dark in patriarchal cultures. But throughout the Bible and beyond, the arts have brought women’s hidden voices to light. Women indwelled with the Spirit should let their voices ring as Mary, Deborah, and Miriam did.
Book Review: Mary and Early Christian Women: Hidden Leadership
By: Eric Anthony | February 24, 2023
Kateusz goes to great lengths to show, successfully, that many of the documents and artworks we have today suffered intentional changes to remove or revise references to women as leaders. However, there are times when Kateusz goes beyond the evidence, though this can be difficult to parse for the non-specialist in history and art.
Mrs. Coretta Scott King: The Enduring Legacy of a Black Woman Leader
By: Jeanne Porter King | February 22, 2023
In the spirit of Black history month, we reflect on the legacy of Mrs. Coretta Scott King and how her faith-sustaining leadership continues to shape the Freedom's Sisters of today.
Unhiding the Women in the Parable of the Prodigal Son
By: Charel du Toit | December 19, 2022
Jesus’s first-century audience would have seen women in the parable of the prodigal son, even if Jesus did not name them. Wives, daughters, granddaughters, female slaves, and female servants were very present and important.
Jesus Called Her "Woman"
By: Margaret Mowczko | December 19, 2022
There are seven times in the Gospels where Jesus addresses a female character simply as “woman.” Today, this sounds abrupt, cold, and disrespectful. But Jesus’s “woman” conversations included wonderful things.
Rediscovering the Towering Faith of Mary Magdalene
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | December 19, 2022
Mary Magdalene’s deliverance, devotion, and towering faith set an example for all of us to follow. She was outstanding among the men and women disciples.
Women in Scripture and Mission: Michal
By: Kimberly Dickson | December 9, 2022
Michal’s courage remained with her to honestly confront David no matter the consequences.
Women in Scripture and Mission: Saint Rafka of Lebanon
By: Kimberly Dickson | December 2, 2022
Rafka’s quiet life of strength and love has earned her the deep devotion of the Lebanese Maronite Christians. Rafka provides the inspiration to carry on in their faith, despite the severe challenges they face as a minority community in Lebanon.
“The Serpent Has Suffocated in a Woman”: Eve and Mary in the Liturgical Songs of Hildegard of Bingen
By: Emma Yeager | November 16, 2022
Romans 5 explores the link between Eden and the incarnation—through Adam and Jesus. Hildegard of Bingen’s liturgical songs also form parallels between Eden and the incarnation, but she focuses instead on Eve and Mary.