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3 Simple Rules for Egalitarian Couples
By: Katrina Armas | April 3, 2018
Life doesn’t come with a manual, and neither does marriage. Whether we’re making difficult decisions, entering new seasons, or dealing with unexpected changes, most of us married folks are just figuring it out as we go.
Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership: Seeking God in the Crucible of Ministry
By: Ruth Haley Barton | April 3, 2018
Ruth Haley Barton invites us to an honest exploration of what happens when spiritual leaders lose track of their souls.
Worthy: Finding Yourself in a World Expecting Someone Else
By: Melanie Springer Mock | April 2, 2018
In Worthy, college professor Melanie Springer Mock sifts through the shape and weight of expectations that press Christians into cultural molds rather than God's image. By plumbing Scripture and critiquing the ten-billion-dollar-a-year self-improvement industry, Mock offers life-giving reminders that we are fearfully and wonderfully made. Set free from the anxiety to conform to others' expectations, [...]
5 Steps for Churches When Abuse Happens
By: Ashley Easter | March 28, 2018
I’d like to present five steps for proper response to abuse disclosure in churches. I hope that churches facing similar situations in the future will have the tools and knowledge to do better.
3 Legendary Ladies Who Are Part of Our Christian Heritage
By: Margaret Mowczko | March 26, 2018
There are more than a few women in the Bible and in church history who risked their lives for a godly cause. In this post, I look at three brave women who are not in the Protestant Bible. These women were, most likely, not even real people. They are legendary women with enduring and inspiring [...]
Do Gender Roles Keep Women Safe?: A Response to John Piper
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | March 21, 2018
In a recent Desiring God podcast entitled “Sex-Abuse Allegations and the Egalitarian Myth,” Piper argues that egalitarians are to blame for abuse of girls and women because we neglect God-created gender differences. By elevating gender competence—giftedness for any vocation—over God’s design for men to lead women, egalitarians have [...]
Book Review: Still Evangelical?
By: Jennay Smith | March 21, 2018
Edited by Mark Labberton, president of Fuller Theological Seminary, Still Evangelical? contains chapters by ten individuals who consider themselves evangelicals, and their reflections as they wrestle with the meaning of and their association with evangelicalism, especially in light of the 2016 election.
Still Evangelical?: Insiders Reconsider Political, Social, and Theological Meaning
By: Mark Labberton | March 20, 2018
This collection of essays was gathered by Mark Labberton, president of Fuller Theological Seminary, who provides an introduction to the volume. What follows is a diverse and provocative set of perspectives and reflections from evangelical insiders who wrestle with their responses to the question of what it means to be evangelical in light of their [...]
6 Medieval Women Who Shaped Christian Theology
By: Sarah Lindsay | March 19, 2018
There were some spaces in the medieval Western church where women were free to write theology and have spiritual influence. Yes, patriarchy and misogyny barred women from the priesthood and the great universities that produced scholastic theology. But many women became well-known, admired, and influential in monastic life and through mystic theology.
5 Women of Color Making History in the Church
By: Gricel Medina | March 12, 2018
Here are five women of color I've been fortunate to know who are making history in today’s church, many of them bold leaders within my own denomination, the ECC.