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The Master Bedroom: Marital Equality in an Unequal World
By: Heather and Fred Gingrich | September 1, 2007
Seeking Justice and Loving Mercy: Gender and Equality in the Bible and our Culture
Short Answers to Challenging Texts: Ephesians 5:18-33
By: Allison J. Young | July 30, 2007
A brief summary of an egalitarian approach to Ephesians 5:18-33.
Short Answers to Challenging Texts: 1 Corinthians 11:2-16
By: Allison J. Young | July 30, 2007
A brief summary of an egalitarian approach to 1 Corinthians 11:2-16.
Making the Marriage Bed
By: Heather and Fred Gingrich | June 5, 2007
As Christian egalitarians, we believe that marriages should not resemble the master bed, but rather the marriage bed. Such marriages should value intimacy in its multiple facets, the sharing of life as equal partners, mutual submission, and “us” above “I.”
Head Over Heels: A Theology of Leadership in Christian Marriage
By: Elaine Heath | October 31, 2006
Whatever we might say about headship in Christian marriage, the indisputable teaching and example of Jesus, and the broader context of the teaching of the epistles about the meaning of discipleship, is one of self-giving love
Not Without Hope
By: Harman Clark | September 5, 2006
On July 6, 2003, Jane Randall Hess Clark, my wife of 46 years, died of a brain tumor, eleven months after diagnosis. She received the best medical treatment and home care therapies available.
Mishandling Marriage and the Sin of Uzzah
By: Gary Johnson | June 5, 2006
Yes, the family is under attack. And yes, restoration is critical. But the desire of some so-called “pro-family” advocates to turn back the clock 60 years to Father Knows Best and Ozzy and Harriet is not the answer, because it is not biblical.
Marriage as a Mystery
By: Robert Hicks | April 30, 2006
Someone once said, “Life is what happens after someone makes plans for their life.” Proverbs says it more succinctly, “In their hearts, human beings plan their course, but the Lord determines their steps.” (Prov. 16:9, TNIV) Interestingly, what individual Christians plan and how the Lord directs them are not necessarily the same.
"Who is my mother and who are my brothers?"
By: Carrie A. Miles | March 5, 2006
On issues of the family and scripture, Christians are in a bit of a pickle. It is not always clear how our convictions about “family values” mesh with what the Bible teaches, especially the Gospels.
Gift-based Marriage: Creative Use of Both Partners' Strengths and Gifting
By: Rand Michael, Phyllis Michael | August 1, 2005
Gift-based Marriage: Creative Use of Both Partners' Strengths and Gifting