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Paul's Qualifications for Church Leaders
By: Margaret Mowczko | August 18, 2010
Some people think that the moral qualifications for church leaders recorded in 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:6-9 were written only about men and apply only to men. They believe the implication in these passages is that only men can be church leaders. Yet, despite the use of masculine pronouns in many English translations, there is [...]
Living out the gospel of equality
By: MaryAnn Nguyen-Kwok | August 12, 2010
When I first became a Christian, I was very zealous. Some might say over-zealous. I was one of those Christians that make you want to cover your eyes while peeking through your fingers so that you can see what damage was being done. I was so bowled over by the power of the gospel, I [...]
The Challenges of Communication
By: Catherine Clark Kroeger | August 11, 2010
As of late, I find myself trying to reach across severe language barriers. Although Massachusetts is not a large state, it stands seventh highest in number of legal immigrants who live within its border. So many have such deep needs and so limited an ability to even communicate them. I try so very hard to [...]
Masculinity & the Fruit of the Spirit
By: Guest Author | August 5, 2010
I wonder what comes to mind when one meditates on the fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22-23). Does the thought of gender even come into the picture?
Head of the House?
By: Alvera Mickelsen | August 4, 2010
Many evangelicals believe that the Bible teaches that God has ordained that the husband is the "head of the house" and is the one through whom God speaks to the family.Usually, this is based on a verse or two in the writings of Paul, such as Ephesians 5:22. (Such teachers fail to mention Ephesians 5:21—"submit [...]
Marriage Made in Eden: A Pre-Modern Perspective for a Post-Christian World
By: Alice Mathews | August 1, 2010
Marriage Made in Eden provides a radical alternative to today's view of marriage, giving a glimpse into the historical and cultural aspects that have shaped marriage in America. With this insightful analysis you'll learn how marriage has come to be in the state we now find it and about God's model and purpose for a [...]
Book Review: Women, Ministry, and the Gospel: Exploring New Paradigms
July 31, 2010
This fine collection of essays draws upon papers presented at a Wheaton College Theology Conference in April 2005. While they all merit reading and pondering, four struck me as particularly noteworthy: those by I. Howard Marshall, Fredrick J. Long, Mary Stewart Van Leeuwen, and Timothy Larsen. At the same time, with one or two exceptions, the [...]
Book Review: The ESV Study Bible
By: Philip B. Payne | July 31, 2010
These twenty-seven departures from the Greek undermine the ESV claim to be "the very words of God to us" (9) and to let the reader see as directly as possible the structure and meaning of the original. Regarding women in Paul's teachings, the ESV and its notes do not fulfill its promise to represent the original [...]
Book Review: Manfred T. Brauch's Abusing Scripture
By: Arbutus Sider | July 31, 2010
If, like me, you are neither a theologian nor a professor, no need to fear opening the covers of Manfred Brauch's Abusing Scripture: The Consequences of Misreading the Bible . . . Professor Brauch is writing primarily to evangelicals who, like himself, hold the Bible as the unique word of God, guiding our faith and daily practice. Brauch [...]
Book Review: Craig Keener's 1-2 Corinthians
By: Virginia Gray | July 31, 2010
Craig Keener's 1-2 Corinthians is a wonderfully engaging and easily read commentary on Paul's letters to the Corinthians. It is tightly packed with documented information from ancient sources on the historical/social/cultural setting of Corinth in Paul's time. This information enables the reader to understand more clearly the intentions behind Paul's letters to the [...]