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Father Knows Best
By: Jennifer Kane | June 29, 2011
Father's Day was earlier this month and, like many of you, I attended church and heard another variation of a Father's Day sermon. Over the years my father and I have joked about these messages, because we often feel they do not adequately portray his particular type of fathering. In fact, my dad often feels [...]
Two Days' Worth of Comments
By: Liz Sykes | June 29, 2011
Arriving at church on Sunday, we decided to sit next to a couple we know rather than our usual seats at the front. We explained that although we preferred sitting near the front, we would join them just this once. The wife then said “Yes, I like sitting at the front too but my husband [...]
Can You Help ?
By: Liz Sykes | June 25, 2011
Christensen Low may be known to some of you since he often makes comments on the Scroll and is a passionate egalitarian. He has an idea for some research which we can't accomodate on this blogsite, but maybe some would like to email Christensen and discuss the idea.
Philip's Daughters: Prophets Crossing Borders
By: Amos Yong | June 22, 2011
In passing, Luke mentions that Philip “had four unmarried daughters who had the gift of prophecy” (Acts 21:9, NRSV; all Scripture references in this article are from the book of Acts). Feminist scholars have pointed out, however, that women’s voices remain silent throughout much of this book, so we know neither what these daughters said [...]
The Meaning of Words
By: H. Edgar Hix | June 17, 2011
There are some philosophical words which can appear scary until we understand them - here's a few.....ONTOLOGY: The study of the fundamental nature of being, what makes something what it is. (Ontology is also a word used in Information Science in another way not related to our issues, in case any of you are [...]
Fretting Over Phoebe
By: Michael Bird | June 15, 2011
Could it be that the first person to publicly read and teach about or from Romans was a woman? If so, what does that tell you about women and teaching roles in the early church?
Is That Really 'The Biblical Model'?
By: Guest Author | June 9, 2011
"He didn't protect me," Nan said of her husband, Blaine (not their real names). Eyes clouding, Nan related how an "insensitive" male supervisor engaged in "ungracious" behavior and the effect it had on her emotionally. I sipped my raspberry iced tea and listened, asking questions here and there in an attempt to ascertain some salient [...]
Sex, Wives, and Warriors: Reading Biblical Narrative with Its Ancient Audience
By: Philip F. Esler | June 9, 2011
In Sex, Wives, and Warriors, our understanding of Old Testament narrative is expanded though Phillip Francis Esler's application of an intercultural reading of the texts, focusing on the question: "What would ancient readers have understood from these stories?" This approach reveals previously undiscovered levels of meaning in the Old Testament which readers all too often [...]
Conversation As a Change Agent
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | June 8, 2011
How did more than twenty thoughtful Christian leaders change their minds on such a highly entrenched, divisive issue? Opening the conversation, Alan Johnson notes a primary concern: Christians have absolutized cultural patterns in Scripture, confusing the moral teachings of Scripture with Bible-culture. As believers did with slavery in the nineteenth century, Christians today are concluding [...]
Courageous Men and Women
By: Megan Greulich | June 5, 2011
If the Bible teaches that men are the spiritual leaders of their homes as the Courageous characters suggest, and if their resolution fleshes out what that leadership looks like, then what is uniquely “male” about these challenges? Is it not also the calling of Christian women to be engaged, prayerful, respectful, kind, and integrity-filled?