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Using Genesis 2 for Wedding Sermons: Avoiding Questionable Interpretations

By: Li Tim Hao | August 1, 2024

Genesis 2 is undoubtedly one of the most popular wedding sermon texts. The church has developed some conventional applications for this chapter regarding love and marriage. However, some of these applications may not fully align with the original intent of the writer of Genesis.

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Condescending Complementarianism: The Power of Words, Recognition, and Titles

By: Rachel Larsen | July 11, 2024

Complementarian attempts to create space for women while maintaining gender hierarchy cannot help but send the message, however subtly, that female voices are valued less than men’s.

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The First Woman Who Preached to You

By: Alison Gerber | October 26, 2023

Who was the first woman who preached to you? Think back. Further back. There must have been someone.

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In Spite of the Culture: A Sermon

By: Beulah Wood | August 7, 2023

The Bible tells of many married women who acted with independent agency, with or without their husbands.

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For Whom Will the Church Be Safe?

By: Ruth Barron | May 5, 2023

How can churches be safe spaces for victims of abuse?

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What Happened When My Wife Helped with My Sermon

By: Bill Rudd | March 30, 2023

What happens when a male pastor introduces feedback from his wife into his sermons? Bill Rudd reveals that the whole church benefits when women and men bring their unique gifts, experiences, and insights together.

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The Psalm of Vengeance, the God Who Listens, and How I Learned to Forgive My Mother’s Abuser

By: Spencer Miles Boersma | October 31, 2021

Psalm 137 models for us prayer that can lead away from vengeance and toward forgiveness.

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Selfless Marriage: Ephesians 5:21–33

By: Chris Loewen | July 31, 2021

The application is very basic, and its message is so practical. When we look at the marriage between Christ and the church, the secret ingredient is selflessness—it is selfless love.

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A Time to Speak

By: Aaron Dilla | November 1, 2020

First Corinthians presents Christian women with a time to speak, not a time to be silent.

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A Biblical Model for Marriage

By: Amy Bost Henegar | November 1, 2020

The marriage guidance in Ephesians 5, rather than subjecting wives, is aimed at bringing the freedom of true Christian community into our homes.

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