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The Complementarian Imagination: Race, Gender, Exclusion, and Dominion
By: Nick O’Brien | May 1, 2026
Nick O’Brien lays out the chilling roots and possible ongoing liaison between genderized exclusion and racial exclusion in Western Christianity.
Her Story: Anne Boleyn the Reformer
By: Michelle Dawn Meyer | May 1, 2026
Michelle Dawn Meyer presents Anne Boleyn of the proverbial “Thousand Days,” who, within that brief period exerted a pro-Reformation influence in the court of Henry VIII, and was schemed against, at least in part, for it.
Easter’s New Creation: Woman’s Identity Restored
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | March 6, 2026
The history of Christ’s redemption of sin and conquest over patriarchy is why we find women and men leading side by side in the early church.
The White-Washed Elephant’s Grave
By: Audrey Perry | February 4, 2026
The White-Washed Elephant’s Grave describes the deliverance of a Christian wife oppressed by patriarchal beliefs. Unable to accommodate, control, or cover up the elephant in the room, she finally sees it for what it is and learns the truth about who she is in Christ.
Genesis 3:16 and the Character of God
By: Jane L. Crane | November 7, 2025
Crane explains that Genesis 3:16 has often been mistranslated, causing misunderstandings about women and God’s character. Using early Hebrew sources and the research of Katharine Bushnell and Walter Kaiser, Crane shows that the verse describes the woman turning toward the man and the serpent’s deception rather than God punishing or subordinating women, revealing a [...]
Two Ways of Translating and Interpreting Genesis 3:16a, One Older and One Newer: Does It Matter?
By: Joy Fleming | November 7, 2025
Fleming compares two major translations of Genesis 3:16 and argues that the King James Version more accurately reflects the Hebrew text than later versions like the RSV, which wrongly portray the verse as a curse of pain in childbirth. She concludes that the passage reveals both sorrow and blessing, showing God’s recognition of human struggle [...]
“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.
A Disney Movie, My Daughter, and How the Holy Spirit Helped Me Find My Voice
By: Mayzie Mayfield | October 2, 2025
Listening to music from Disney's "The Little Mermaid" with my daughter, who has her own special way of communicating, gave me a new appreciation for the importance of using my God-given voice.