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Three (Faulty) Objections to Feminine Language for God

By: Jeff Miller | June 6, 2024

People who argue against using feminine God-language often resort to fine-tuned objections—so fine that they don’t stand up to scrutiny. Christians do not get upset when we talk about God, or even to God, using descriptions and titles that are not used in exactly the same way in the Bible. Therefore, we should [...]

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Do Egalitarians Believe Women and Men Are Interchangeable?

By: Retha Faurie | May 30, 2024

Don’t you sometimes wish you could help people understand you better? Or at least that, when disagreeing with you, they would engage your actual arguments and not straw-man versions of them? Today, I want to draw little pictures to help correct a common misconception about egalitarianism: the idea that we think men and women [...]

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Leading Together in Christ: A Biblical View of Authority

By: Dawn Gentry | May 23, 2024

Paul sets an example for us to practice humility and deference to the needs of others. He did not seek power over others or claim a position of status. Paul encourages the church to treat each other like family. He did not press into his God-given authority, but rather served alongside many other co-workers—both [...]

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Are Things Changing for Women in the Majority World Church?

By: Kimberly Dickson | May 16, 2024

In Philip Jenkins’ study of global Christianity, he states, “Over the last century . . . the center of gravity in the Christian world has shifted inexorably . . . southward, to Africa and Latin America, and eastward toward Asia.” So my heart and mind ask, “Are things changing for women in the majority world?”

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God's Grace for the Breastfeeding Pastor

By: Lindsey Funtik | May 9, 2024

Breastfeeding is one illustration of those elements of life which God can use as vessels for our own growth and experience of the love that cradles us so closely. Pouring ourselves out like an offering of love takes us further into the heart of God.

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The Myth of the Jezebel Spirit

By: Jackie David Johns | May 2, 2024

I know dozens of women who have been told they have a Jezebel spirit. In my experience, they are most often faithful servants of God, who dare to speak the truth to those who do not want to hear it. This pejorative terminology is doing harm to many in the church.

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Shiphrah and Puah: The Egyptian Midwives on the Frontlines of a Spiritual War

By: Emily Dixon | April 25, 2024

Shiphrah and Puah were two pivotal women whose fear of God prompted them to take part in one of the most momentous events in the Hebrew Scriptures. These women stood on the frontlines of the spiritual war we call the Exodus.

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The Household Codes Are One Passage: Why Do We Have Two Exegeses?

By: Robert J. Mayer | April 18, 2024

If we interpret and apply Ephesians 5–6 without reference to the household slavery that Paul obviously recognized in Ephesus, why do we stress patriarchal interpretations of the same passage in a society that has become post-patriarchal?

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Celebrating Black Women Leaders in Church and Society

By: CBE International | April 11, 2024

April is Black Women's History Month, and in celebration, here are seven resources that highlight specific Black women who've changed the world—and particularly, the church—for the better.

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