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Book Review: Hearts of Fire: Eight Women in the Underground Church and Their Stories of Costly Faith
By: Hulda Yau | June 12, 2015
The stories of eight incredible women and their desire to spread the gospel against extreme adversity will overwhelm the heart with passion, love, and forgiveness. Each experience personifies Philippians 4:13, “I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me.”
The Women Making History Next Door
By: Tim Krueger | April 1, 2015
You're probably surrounded by women who are making history in one way or another, and you might not know it, because of course, they won't talk about it. They're too busy loving their neighbors. I'm fairly sure that most of these women are content to be forgotten by history, so long as God is remembered.
Women’s History Month: Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin
By: Tim Krueger | March 25, 2015
May we all be inspired by Rev. Rose Hudson-Wilkin, a woman who not only makes history, but does so with boldness and courage, unapologetically and matter-of-factly confronting sexism and racism on the national stage, to powerful leaders, and in some of the world’s most traditional, white and male-dominated halls of power.
Women's History Month: Immaculée
By: Callan Martin | March 18, 2015
Immaculée emerged from the weight of oppression victorious in her faith and convicted to testify to her ordeal. Today, she is an author and motivational speaker who shares her amazing story with people around the world.
Women's History Month: Macrina, Desert Mother
By: Callan Martin | March 11, 2015
Macrina the Younger was a member of a celibate community of fourth century Christians who devoted much of her life to the theological education of other Christians. She was named a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church after her death, celebrated as a compelling testimony of Christian humility and discipline.
Women's History Month: Hannah More
By: Lexi Friesen | March 4, 2015
Author, playwright, and philanthropist, Hannah More’s passion for education and social justice led her and her sister, Martha, who were encouraged by William Wilberforce, to help those in poor conditions in the Mendip Hills near Somerset, England.
Eminent Missionary Women
By: Annie Ryder Gracey | February 15, 2015
Eminent Missionary Women by Annie Ryder Gracey in 1898 provides biographical sketches of a variety of nineteenth century missionary women.
Egalitarians: A New Path to Liberalism? Or Integral to Evangelical DNA?
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | January 31, 2015
This paper briefly considers historical material often overlooked by evangelicals in assessing the theological orthodoxy of egalitarians.
No One Ever Told me in Seminary
By: Kristen Caldwell | November 24, 2014
A poem by Kristen Caldwell. No one Ever Told me in Seminary Women oversaw ecclesial jurisdictions In England, Poland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Austria and Spain
Single But Never Alone
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | September 4, 2014
Exulting in celibacy and singlehood, the apostle Paul reminds the church in Corinth that the anxieties of marriage are part of a world that is “passing away” (1 Cor. 7:31).