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Editor's Note: The Gutenberg Stamp
By: Tim Krueger | December 4, 2013
I am reminded that many things, large and small, have contributed to CBE’s history without my knowing it. In fact, it’s easy for those of us who have not lived through CBE’s history to be completely unaware of it.
Beyond the Balancing Act: What Model Should You Choose for Your Marriage and Work?
By: William David Spencer, Aída Besançon Spencer | December 4, 2013
Our values as egalitarians should affect not only the model of marriage and work we pick, but also the way we structure our lives.
It Runs in the Family
By: Lorry Lutz | December 4, 2013
Mutuality joins author, missionary, and longtime CBE member Lorry Lutz and her granddaughter, sociologist Hollie Baker-Lutz, for a conversation about culture, equality, and building an egalitarian legacy.
Marital Intimacy Undermined
By: Dennis Hiebert | December 4, 2013
So-called “traditional gender norms” within a marriage create an imbalance of power, and the less equality between intimates, the less intimacy. It is difficult to experience intimacy with someone who is in a position to make decisions about your life. When social structures allow the other person to control your life, you normally protect your [...]
Hope for Abolition
By: Naomi Krueger | December 2, 2013
“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom to the prisoners and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor. Then [Jesus] rolled up the scroll, [...]
CBE Founders: A Prophetic Witness and Defense Against Abuse
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | December 1, 2013
CBE founders were a solitary voice supporting the equal humanity, dignity, and authority of girls and women who had been marginalized and exploited by a shallow interpretation of Scripture. Demanding that what is unclear in the Bible be understood through that which is clear, their prophetic work made the church [...]
One Woman's Persistence on Thanksgiving
By: Liz Sykes | November 28, 2013
Was the first Thanksgiving really held by pilgrims shortly after the Mayflower anchored at Plymouth?
Living Mirrors
By: Rick McKinniss | November 27, 2013
“I don’t believe God loves me—not really.” These words erupted from my wife in a season of personal crisis. One of the deep roots of the crisis—not the immediate trigger—was the traditional teaching of the church that women must be subordinate to men and are not qualified for certain offices of [...]
Dear Fellow Seminary Students, I’m Not Trying to Date You (and other tips on interacting with your female classmates)
By: Sarah Schwartz | November 24, 2013
I knew that my decision to attend seminary would present me, a 22 year old woman, with a unique set of challenges. I went into my graduate program understanding that I’d often be one of only a handful of women, if not the only woman, in my classes. I knew I wouldn’t necessarily see [...]
“…and many other women"
By: Jeff Miller | November 20, 2013
"…and many other women"Luke 8:1-3 reads as follows: “Soon afterwards he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. The twelve were with him, as well as some women who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons [...]