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Standing Firmly Upon the Gospel

By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | March 24, 2014

This year, CBE celebrated sixteen individuals for their important leadership as egalitarians. One of our award recipients was Dr. Roger R. Nicole, who played a leading role in the formation of Christians for Biblical Equality.  

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Thérèse of Lisieux: "My Vocation Is Love!"

By: Hilary Ritchie | March 19, 2014

“My vocation is love!” These words of Thérèse of Lisieux caught my attention immediately. As a twenty-something trying to “figure out my life,” I found Thérèse’s bold statement jarring at first. But, as I reflected on her confident words, I found them reassuring and true. Who was this woman who [...]

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The Unconventional Heroine

By: Shaun Short | March 18, 2014

Couched between the Jacob and Joseph narratives the story of Judah and Tamar, found in Genesis 38, is presented amidst the sordid fray of poor and destructive decision making where an unexpected heroine here arises. Somehow she manages to persevere against great odds in spite of the abusive masculine roles employed against her.

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On Becoming Great

By: Paul Adams | March 14, 2014

Recently I was talking with a dear friend and brother in Christ when the topic of church leadership was mentioned. In our discussion I recalled this passage from Mark 10:35-45, which reads:

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Anna: Proclaimer of God's Grace

By: Allison Quient | March 12, 2014

Where are the good female preachers? Female preachers have been prevalent throughout history and one only needs to look at the right historical resources to read about their activity. However, women proclaiming the Good News to God’s people can also be found in our Bibles. One such woman is Anna from the tribe of [...]

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The Guilty Pair

By: Jeff Miller | March 8, 2014

In a recent blog at newlife.id.au/christian-theology/blaming-eve-alone, The CBE Scroll’s own Margaret Mowczko has written a piece titled, “Blaming Eve Alone,” in which she summarizes an article by Julie Faith Parker (“Blaming Eve Alone: Translation, Omission, and Implications of עמה in Genesis 3:6b,”Journal of Biblical Literature, winter 2013; see here). I found [...]

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If Men Give Love to Get Sex

By: Micah Murray | March 6, 2014

I’ve always wanted to get it right the first time. I don’t like to make mistakes. I don’t like to learn from experience; I’d rather learn from books. So when I was getting ready to propose to the girl who would become my wife, I read everything I could about how [...]

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Reframing Biblical Masculinity

By: Tim Krueger | March 6, 2014

When asked what we, as regular people, can do to prevent sex trafficking, a Minneapolis police officer who works with both victims and perpetrators on a daily basis had only one response: “We need to reinvent what it means to be a man in our society.”

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Our Heritage — Part 5

By: Liz Sykes | March 6, 2014

Antoinette Brown was born in a log cabin in New York and was moved by the ministry of Charles Finney when she was six years old and joined the Congregational church at age nine. Excelling in school and graduating from college in 1847, she created a stir when she returned for graduate studies in theology. 

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Does the Bible Paint God as a Woman?

By: Wendy Herrmann Smith | March 5, 2014

God led Moses, Isaiah, Matthew, and Luke to describe God as a woman. When we read verses with feminine imagery, we should start by thinking of, well, a woman.

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