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“To rule” or “To be like”? Genesis 3:16 in Its Ancient Near Eastern Context
By: Elizabeth Ann R. Willett | November 7, 2025
Willett argues that Genesis 3:16 has long been mistranslated and misunderstood, suggesting it refers to increased work and pregnancies rather than pain in childbirth, and to mutual desire between man and woman rather than domination. She explains that the Hebrew word mashal means “to be like” instead of “to rule,” portraying the verse as a reflection [...]
Parenting in Exile: The Pain-Love of Eve
By: Karen Strand Winslow | November 7, 2025
Karen Strand Winslow interprets Genesis 3:16 as describing the ongoing toil, emotional suffering, and struggle for harmony that result from human disobedience, rather than a divine curse of childbirth pain or female subordination. She argues that the verse portrays the enduring “pain-love” of parenting and the human tension between love and control within relationships.
God’s Wisdom for Cultivating a Marriage
By: Janet Galante | November 7, 2025
Janet Galante’s sermon draws on Proverbs to show that God’s wisdom for marriage involves cultivating love, faithfulness, and mutual delight while resisting the distractions and “upgrade culture” that pull couples apart. She emphasizes that healthy, enduring marriages grow through intentional care, intimacy, and equality grounded in God’s design.
What Did Paul Mean By ‘Silence’ and ‘Submission’ in 1 Timothy 2:11?
By: Cheri Dale | October 3, 2025
The passage 1 Timothy 2:11 is often used to silence women has a powerful expectation for them instead.
Racism and Sexism: The Groans of a New Creation
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | August 19, 2025
Lament helps open necessary space to sit with our complicity and pain, to wait on God’s transforming power, and to seek wisdom of leaders at the margins who know best the logic of patriarchy and thus more viable, lasting solutions.
Separate but Equal: The Great Lie behind Jim Crow and Progressive Complementarianism
By: Greta L. Bennett, AJ Fletcher | August 19, 2025
There is no reason for progressive complementarians to limit how God uses women in ministry. They may claim equality, but much like the Jim Crow laws, such equality is a lie and the “insistence that ‘equal worth’ manifests in unequal roles” lacks biblical precedent.
War on Women: Roman Misogyny for Military Aim
By: Heather Preston | August 19, 2025
In the case of Rome, the glory of an empire became synonymous with the glory of heavenly favor. This is a dangerous misappropriation we see modeled by nationalist political groups today.
Women and Words: Understanding "Wives Submit" and the Household Codes in 1 Peter 3:1–7 with Dr. Jeannine Brown
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International, Charel du Toit, Jeannine Brown | August 15, 2025
Hosts Mimi and Charel speak with Dr. Jeannine Brown who discusses the pressing need to interpret the Biblical text of 1 Peter 3:1–7 within its first-century Greco-Roman context. Dr. Brown emphasizes the importance of understanding the cultural and historical background behind the passages on submission, particularly 1 Peter 3:1–7.
How Taking Turns Becomes Emotional Mutuality
By: Stephanie Wilsey | July 10, 2025
Married couples often have to make sacrifices to support the family. But what does that look like when the marriage is grounded in mutuality?
Cults, Coercive Persuasion, and Patriarchy
By: Bethany Jantzi | June 5, 2025
Cults use powerful psychological techniques to enforce compliance and maintain control.