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Authority to Cover Her Head: The Liberating Message of 1 Corinthians 11:3–16
By: Juliann Bullock | August 7, 2023
Read within its cultural context, 1 Corinthians 11:3–16 grants women a position of freedom and honor within the church.
Is There Anything More that Can Be Said about 1 Timothy 2:8–15? “Propriety,” A Surprisingly Significant Word
By: Jim Reiher | August 7, 2023
A closer look at sōphrosunē, often translated "propriety" or "modesty," in 1 Timothy 2.
Four Attitudes of Jesus that Empower Women
By: Jill Richardson | May 11, 2023
What can we learn from how Jesus empowered women? With Christ as our example, women and men can learn to fully embody the new creation and truly bring God's kingdom into this world — a kingdom where women are actually seen, respected, and set free to live out their calling.
Book Review: The Bible vs. Biblical Womanhood: How God's Word Consistently Affirms Gender Equality
By: Kate Netzler Burch | April 6, 2023
The Bible vs. Biblical Womanhood is a thorough, comprehensive, and accessible introduction to prominent Bible passages that are often used to limit women. Philip B. Payne builds upon and summarizes a lifetime of research to show God’s word consistently affirms the equality of women and men.
Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church
By: Nijay K. Gupta | March 14, 2023
For centuries, discussions of early Christianity have focused on male leaders in the church. But there is ample evidence right in the New Testament that women were actively involved in ministry, at the frontier of the gospel mission, and as respected leaders.
Can the Sermon on the Mount Teach Us Anything About Women's Biblical Equality?
By: Michael Huffman | December 19, 2022
Juxtaposing related laws in the Torah with Jesus’s third, fourth, and fifth “You have heard” sayings from the Sermon on the Mount reveals important implications for women.
Verbal Inspiration Calls for Women Pastors
By: Bill Rudd | September 21, 2022
For Christians who believe in verbal inspiration, words matter when interpreting the Bible. To seriously study 1 Timothy 2, we must not ignore the precise words Paul used to talk about women.
The Motherly Compassion of God
By: Erica McNair | July 13, 2022
Is God strong, vigilant, and manly? Or compassionate, merciful, and motherly? What if it’s both? Let’s explore more deeply the implications of the compassion of God for how we understand femininity and motherhood.
Seven Needed Revisions within Complementarianism
By: John McKinley | April 30, 2022
John McKinley gives an honest and insightful critique of complementarianism, calling for a “Gender Humility” approach.
Context and Words Matter: Reexamining 1 Corinthians 14
By: Bill Rudd | September 29, 2021
By paying attention to the context and specific word usage of 1 Corinthians 14, it becomes clear that Paul was not asking anyone—tongues-speakers, prophets, or women—to be quiet permanently.