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It’s Time for a Sexual Ethic Jesus Might Have Actually Preached
By: Lyndsey Medford | June 5, 2019
Consent: a word so bland I once found it almost ugly. Why would I base my framework for romantic relationships on a word as flippant and perfunctory as a waiver to have my photo taken? Bodies and relationships are deeply important to me as a Christian. Naturally, sex is also deeply important to me. Even [...]
Choose Your Own Adventure: A Very Egalitarian Proposal
By: Sierra Neiman Westbrook | March 4, 2019
When Justin got down on one knee—on the day we chose months before—and opened the box to reveal the ring we picked out together, I didn’t feel a rush of dumbfounded amazement. But I didn’t miss that at all. The joyful expectancy of our special day was a tremendous gift—as [...]
Hey Church, We Need to Talk About Consent
By: Melissa Spolar | December 19, 2018
The few men who have kissed me did not ask my permission first. They didn’t ask if I wanted their tongues in my mouth, or about any of the other things they’ve tried either. It seems this is the standard today—even among Christians.
Let's Stop Telling Our Girls That Beauty Can Redeem the Beast
By: Tina Osterhouse | August 22, 2018
How should we deal with the Beauty and the Beast motif in our culture? Particularly, how do we deal with this motif in the era of #MeToo and #ChurchToo?
Tattoos, Debt, and Virginity: What Does the Bible Actually Say to Women?
By: Jill Lin | July 30, 2018
Does God prefer “debt-free virgins without tattoos”? A recent viral article claims that men do, and that women should avoid college, independence, career, and the world—lest they fall into debt and sexual failure and be unattractive to Christian men.
An Egalitarian Man Is Hard To Find
By: Kelci Straka | October 3, 2017
When I was six I asked my father, “Daddy, why can’t Mommy be a deacon?” I don’t remember my father’s response, but I remember puzzling over gender roles in my Southern church from an early age.
Ladies Who Are Looking—Choose A Man With An Activist's Heart
July 31, 2017
Clearly, justice matters to God and was important to many biblical authors. The gospel indicates that justice-doing is meant to be a central tenet of Christian theology and practice. Oft-quoted Galatians 3:28 and other like Bible verses make clear that the gospel undermines hierarchy. It follows that to “do justly,” Christians must dismantle hierarchies of any [...]
Simply Egalitarian
By: Rebecca Kotz | June 27, 2016
Before I met my husband, I was adamantly opposed to marriage. Much of my aversion to marriage stemmed from the lack of positive earthly examples of it. Because of the brokenness around me, marriage simply did not appeal to me.
A Celebration of Singleness
By: Khristi L. Adams | September 4, 2014
As a single Christian woman in leadership, I often find that people are curious about my marital status.
Love: Not Just for Your Valentine
By: Hannah Rasmussen | February 14, 2014
My friends and I are rebelling this February 14th by celebrating Anna Howard Shaw Day. Born February 14th 1847, this Methodist minister joined Susan B. Anthony and others to lead the women’s suffragist movement in the United States.