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She-Preach
By: Michelle T. Sanchez | April 30, 2009
Flames of beauty-fire erupt from her lips Like pure Pentecost Her sister-speech sears and refines Until all who listen Dazzle like divine gold
Engendering the Imago Dei: How Christ Grounds Our Lives as Parables of the Divine Image
By: Elizabeth McLaughlin | April 30, 2009
Instead of reinforcing and codifying gender inequity as God’s plan, the Genesis narrative affirms the sacred nature of all human life, making our lives and actions living parables of God’s grace, as evidenced by the mutuality of men and women.
In Likeness and Unity: Debunking the Creation Order Fallacy
By: Allison J. Young | April 30, 2009
The creation accounts in Genesis 1–2 are beautiful accounts of the interdependence of man and woman and the unity and partnership that they share.
The Transformation of Deception
By: Megan K. DeFranza | April 30, 2009
My three-year-old daughter, Lórien, is just beginning to ask that perennial human question, “Why?” I find that I need to take a deep breath before attempting to respond. Sometimes I have an answer. Sometimes I do not have patience to explain the real reason. And sometimes I find myself using that line that parents [...]
First Timothy 2:12, the Ordination of Women, and Paul's Use of Creation Narratives
By: John Jefferson Davis | April 30, 2009
First Timothy 2:11–15, and especially verse 12, has long been a focal point in modern discussions of the ordination of women.
Editor's Reflections | Spring 2009 (23.2)
By: William David Spencer | April 30, 2009
Among the most beautiful passages in the Bible are those precious glimpses of life before the fall, when God plants a garden in the eastern land called “Eden,” graces it with flowering fruit-bearing trees, and waters it all with a river that flows out of Eden and winds through lands of gold, onyx, and pearls ( [...]
Book Review: Margaret English's Removing the Veil
By: John P. Lathrop | April 30, 2009
Removing the Veil was written to affirm the place of women in God's economy. Author Margaret English gives special attention to the subject of women in ministry and maintains that women should be permitted full participation in ministry on an equal basis with men. The author draws from Scripture, her own personal testimony, and facts [...]
Gifts With a Purpose
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | April 29, 2009
Many of you have attended a class at church designed to help you discern your spiritual gifts. Thankfully, over the years, excellent biblical resources have been produced that equip believers to discover and develop the gifts God has given each of us for service. But what Scripture has revealed about our service in God’s [...]
What is Most Important?
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | April 25, 2009
Is gender the most important factor in the equation of life?Do you find yourself reluctant to attend women’s retreats because they tend to focus on things like fashion, women’s emotions, crafts,and new forms of stomach exercises? Are you confused by so-called Christian blogs for women, where again, the discussions center on [...]
Is Gender the Most Important Factor in Life?
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | April 22, 2009
Do you find yourself reluctant to attend women’s retreats because they tend to focus on things like fashion, women’s emotions, crafts, and new forms of stomach exercises? Are you confused by so-called Christian blogs for women, where again, the discussions center on fashion and emotions? I was recently invited to develop a women’ [...]