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Mary Magdalene's Miracle
By: Elaine Kelly | April 4, 2024
There is an old story that the tradition of painting Easter eggs originated with Mary Magdalene. She boldly appeared before Emperor Tiberius and declared, “Christ is risen!” Tiberius gestured to an egg she held and said, “Christ has no more risen than that egg is red.” Immediately, the egg turned red.
Twenty Centuries of Women Leaders in the Church
By: CBE International | March 14, 2024
In celebration of Women's History Month, here are five titles that trace women's contributions to the church from the time of Jesus down to the early Church Mothers, to medieval women theologians, and finally to female pastors of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Jesus and Women: A Close Look At The Gospels
By: Cynthia Muniz Soares | September 14, 2023
What can we observe about the women in each of the Gospels? Mark, widely considered the earliest Gospel, presents some significant accounts about women, some of which are found in the other Gospels.
From Prostitutes to Priests: How We Imagine Women Matters
By: Elaine Kelly | July 20, 2023
The human imagination has the power to include or erase, empower or degrade women. Throughout history, art has done just this. Mary of Magdala has been portrayed as both a prostitute and a priest. Junia, as a servant and a deacon. The arts can help us imagine women—and all of God's people—as God [...]
Book Review: On Purpose: Understanding God’s Freedom for Women Through Scripture
By: Kristin Lassen | June 23, 2023
Read On Purpose to find complex teachings in Scripture clarified by the wider contexts of Scripture and the real-life situations addressed. The Holy Spirit may use On Purpose as a tool to meet you in your quest to understand more of God’s truth.
Book Review: Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church
By: Brianna Cortez | March 14, 2023
Whereas most books on women in ministry primarily focus on contested Bible verses, Nijay K. Gupta’s "Tell Her Story" takes a different approach. Gupta studies women throughout the Old and New Testament first, as if to say, these are the stories we need to shape our view of women—the ones that depict what [...]
Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church
By: Nijay K. Gupta | March 14, 2023
For centuries, discussions of early Christianity have focused on male leaders in the church. But there is ample evidence right in the New Testament that women were actively involved in ministry, at the frontier of the gospel mission, and as respected leaders.
Rediscovering the Towering Faith of Mary Magdalene
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | December 19, 2022
Mary Magdalene’s deliverance, devotion, and towering faith set an example for all of us to follow. She was outstanding among the men and women disciples.
Resurrection Revelations: How Jesus Honoured Women and Men and Still Does
By: Jenny Sanders | December 19, 2022
Jesus appeared to the two disciples on the road to Emmaus and to Mary Magdalene on the day he was resurrected. What can we learn from their encounters with our risen Savior?
Jesus Called Her "Woman"
By: Margaret Mowczko | December 19, 2022
There are seven times in the Gospels where Jesus addresses a female character simply as “woman.” Today, this sounds abrupt, cold, and disrespectful. But Jesus’s “woman” conversations included wonderful things.