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Book Review: Streams Run Uphill: Conversations with Young Clergywomen of Color
By: Kristen Caldwell | April 30, 2015
The recently published book, Streams Run Uphill: Conversations with Young Clergywomen of Color, poignantly opens up a whole new world for those of us who still see through the eyes of the dominant culture. The title’s Clergywomen of Color gives a small taste of the experiences these women have faced and continue to face.
Book Review: The CEB Study Bible
By: Charles M. Metcalf | April 30, 2015
A wide spectrum of thoughtful Bible students could benefit from The CEB Study Bible. This text provides the reader with ample study notes, cross-references, maps, introductory essays to each biblical book, and a concordance. One of the primary goals of this translation was achieving a balance between accurate renditions of the ancient original texts and [...]
Upon the Ground of Men
By: Jon Zens | April 29, 2015
A multitude of Bible translations exists, each with their own interpretation of what the biblical authors "felt" or "thought" was most important. Therefore, we must be diligent, so that when we discover a bias that has changed the meaning from the Greek word so that it implicates something other than the intent of the original [...]
Interview with Halee Gray Scott
By: Lexi Friesen | April 27, 2015
Most commonly known as an author and researcher, Halee Gray Scott (PhD) also teaches seminary courses, is married and has two daughters. Her writing has appeared in Christianity Today, Christian Education Journal, Books and Culture, Gifted for Leadership, and Breakfast Reading. In 2014, her book Dare Mighty Things: Mapping the Challenges of Leadership for Christian Women [...]
WatchMEN on the Walls?
By: tim+anne evans | April 24, 2015
We have recently received a number of emails from the Family Research Council sponsored Watchmen on the Wall. Their slogan appears to be: Championing Pastors to Transform America. The email is signed by Dr. Kenyn M. Cureton, Vice President for Church Ministries, Family Research Council. Visiting their website, we decided to click on “Join the [...]
The Scroll Links Up (April 24, 2015)
By: Naomi Krueger | April 24, 2015
We’ve got a wonderful line-up of posts for you this week about marriage, men in ministry, women of the Bible, Jonathan Crombie (aka Gilbert Blythe), and peek at Carolyn Custis James’ new book malestrom.
Masculine Mourning
By: Elizabeth Staszak | April 22, 2015
Celebrating the ascension of Christ means celebrating his lessons, his teachings. Demonstrably, Christ gives us a cultural lesson found in the Gospel of John. It is a lesson in proper grieving, with Jesus responding to a sorrowful situation with a typically “feminine” attribute (a strong emotional reaction) and a typically male attribute (a show of [...]
Unity Over Masculinity
By: W. Tali Hairston | April 22, 2015
Men and women are not cast aside, diminished, or deleted when we embrace biblical unity, unity with God and with each other. Unity is provided for in the resurrection, but it does require the definition of masculinity to submit to Jesus' prayer for unity.
Raised from Obscurity: A Narratival and Theological Study of the Characterization of Women in Luke-Acts
By: Greg W. Forbes | April 21, 2015
This narratival presentation and theology is rich and quite remarkable given the socio-religious climate in which Luke wrote. An appreciation of this "narratival theology" is important not only for a well-rounded understanding of Luke-Acts, but as a vital part of the variegated witness of the New Testament regarding the role of women in God's new [...]
Interview with Tim Ayers
By: Lexi Friesen | April 20, 2015
Grace Church began in 1991 near Indianapolis and has grown into a mega-church of about 6,000 weekly attendees. Their vision for an electric, passionate church has helped allow Grace Church to expand into a second location. On February 9, 2014, Grace Church boldly adopted an egalitarian stance on women in church leadership and people of their congregation and across [...]