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Women’s Calling as Ezer
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | March 5, 2010
When culture values women and men equally, these very attitudes stem the abuse of women. What is more, when dollars are invested in women’s health, education, and businesses, we not only raise women’s standard of living, but that of their families and communities.
All Truth is God's Truth
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | March 3, 2010
"Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks." (John 4:23, TNIV)Very often the questions asked by those struggling with the gender issue are quite profound. For example, after leading a [...]
Why Did God Create Woman?
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | March 3, 2010
According to Genesis, the only cloud hanging over Eden was man without woman. "It is not good that the man should be alone, I will make him a helper as a partner" (Gen. 2:18, NRSV). What is the good or strong help that women offer?
The Healing Touch of Jesus
By: Cathy Crawford | February 24, 2010
"What do you want me to do for you?" This was the question that Jesus asked the two blind beggars by the road near Jericho. They had already been crying out for mercy, so why would Jesus ask them this question? Jesus looked beyond their need for money, and instead, saw their deeper desire. If [...]
A Difficult Model
By: Guest Author | February 23, 2010
“In your relationships with one another, have the same attitude of mind Christ Jesus had: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being [...]
How Embarrassing!
By: Jeff Miller | February 17, 2010
When I was young, my mom often led the music in church. Sometimes when my brother and I were disruptive she would silence us from the pulpit. How embarrassing! Similarly, in 1 Corinthians 14:26-40, the apostle Paul silences three groups of disruptive worshipers. First, in verses 27-28, Paul instructs those who speak in tongues. Only [...]
Servant Leadership?
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | February 15, 2010
Servant Leadership or Christian Service?"Jesus called them together and said, 'You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be [...]
Paul's Theological Axioms Should Guide Exegesis
By: Philip B. Payne | February 10, 2010
It hurts to be misunderstood, but to be misrepresented in ways that contradict our deepest commitments is galling. Therefore, we must interpret Paul's specific statements about women in the context of his theological axioms. Consequently, Man and Woman, One in Christ: An Exegetical and Theological Study of Paul's Letters (described at www.pbpayne.com) begins [...]
Thank You, But What Else?
By: Bridget Jack Jeffries | February 5, 2010
The year 1994 witnessed the debut of a little family film known as The Swan Princess, one of several attempts by non-Disney enterprises to grab a slice of Disney's highly successful fairy tale princesses franchise. My parents, who bought just about every movie that came out on video, quickly added it to our VHS collection once [...]
What Paul's Personal Relationships Reveal
By: Philip B. Payne | February 3, 2010
Paul's letters reveal a man deeply invested in relationships with both men and women. He recognizes, respects and honors women who labor for the Lord, not as subordinates, but as partners and equals. This is evident, for example, in how Paul greets women colleagues in ministry at the end of Romans.