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Four Females Who Encounter Jesus
By: J. Lyle Story | October 30, 2009
Amid many texts in the gospels that provide more lengthy interactions of women with Jesus, there are four brief stories, often overlooked, that express Jesus’ concern for women. Jesus provides healing or life, particularly for those in an unclean status, expressed through the language of the taboo. In the first three contexts, the person is [...]
Jesus and the Canaanite Woman: An Exception for Exceptional Faith
By: Deb Beatty Mel | October 30, 2009
Jesus’ encounter with the Canaanite woman in Matthew 15:21–28 can be perplexing to contemporary Christians. This article will look at the interaction between the Canaanite woman and Jesus, examining the social and scriptural underpinnings of their encounter.
What About Anna?
By: Larry R. Helyer | October 30, 2009
I love teaching undergraduates. In spite of days when glazed eyes dampen my enthusiasm, there are those special moments, epiphany-like occasions, when out of the mouths of college students come questions and observations that make me pause and silently exclaim, “And I get paid for this!”
A Cloud of Female Witnesses
By: Aída Besançon Spencer | October 30, 2009
As illustrated by Lydia and the other women at Philippi, many ancient women became devout believers in the new Way (Acts 16:13–15, 17:12; Luke 23:27). God gave these women different spiritual gifts in order to equip them for leadership in the church as ministers of the word and ministers of service.
Editor's Reflections | Autumn 2009 (23.4)
By: William David Spencer | October 30, 2009
One of the earliest hymns we have in our treasury of praise, “Of the Father’s Love Begotten,” celebrates the moment when “the Babe, the world’s Redeemer, / First revealed His sacred face.”1
Does Genesis 1-3 Teach Hierarchy?
By: Allison J. Young | October 28, 2009
Adam calling Eve “woman” does not indicate Adam’s authority over her; rather, it is an expression of the similarities that they share, as Adam exclaims “This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; this one shall be called woman, for out of man this one was taken” (Gen. 2:23).
A leads to B ?
By: Liz Sykes | October 26, 2009
"Let a woman into the pulpit and the next thing you'll have a homosexual - as surely as A leads to B" When this was said to me some years ago I replied that I failed to see the connection between the two situations and to this day I am amazed that women and homosexuals [...]
A Reason for a Deep, Persistent Hope
By: Megan Greulich | October 21, 2009
At a small group meeting a few weeks ago, my leader posed a straight-forward but difficult question: “Why are you a Christian?” As each of us in the circle took a turn responding, my immediate thought was, simply, “hope.” Because of Christ, I have hope that no matter how overwhelming or difficult situations may become, [...]
Jesus and the Feminists: Who Do They Say That He Is?
By: Margaret Elizabeth Köstenberger | October 17, 2009
This resource provides a detailed survey and critique of various feminist interpretations of Jesus and offers a biblical view of men and women in the church and home.
Mutual Submission in Self-Sacrficial Love
October 14, 2009
Instead, be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another with psalms, hymns and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. Wives, [...]