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Servant Leadership or Christian Service?
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | November 28, 2007
How many of us feel uneasy when we are told that men, rather than women, are called to be "servant leaders?" Perhaps we are confused by this notion—that men alone are to be "servant-leaders"—because it contains an important truth though it carries that truth only part of the way. What do I mean?
The Whole Gospel for the Whole World
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | November 21, 2007
How many of us come from traditions where we have been told that women cannot serve in positions of leadership because Jesus was male? And, as denominations consider where women may hold positions of service, inevitably the gender of Jesus becomes a consideration. Previous generations of Christians have also asked important questions about the gender [...]
'Girls: Dress Responsibly' or 'Boys: Be Responsible?'
By: MaryAnn Nguyen-Kwok | November 19, 2007
I came across a young woman's blog the other day who wrote about how much she appreciated and was impressed by the guys in her group asking that all the girls be careful about the way they dressed so that they wouldn’t cause the brothers to 'stumble.' And with great endorsement, she exhorted, [...]
All Truth is God's Truth
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | November 14, 2007
Very often the questions asked by those struggling with the gender issue are quite profound. For example, after leading a workshop at the last Urbana Missions Conference, a graduate student from Harvard told me, "If the Bible really teaches that all women must be submissive to males, and men will be the final arbiters of [...]
A Bad Tree Cannot Produce Good Fruit
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | November 7, 2007
How many of us have become passionate and informed egalitarians as we observed the challenges godly women faced as they tried to use their God-given gifts in the church? Their pain inspired those close to them to reexamine their own perspectives on the gender issue. And, in doing so, many discovered that the arguments used [...]
Guy "Secrets" Revealed? Mixed Messages for Teenagers in 'For Young Women Only'
By: Megan Greulich | October 31, 2007
Imagine yourself a teenage girl, strolling through your local Christian book store, when a small book that sounds too good to be true catches your eye. Someone actually wrote a book that claims to expose the workings of teenage guys? “It’s the inside scoop you’ve been waiting for! You’ll come to not [...]
"What Counts is the New Creation"
By: Will Rettig | October 31, 2007
Mimi wrote in Arise last week that baptism rather than circumcision had, in Christ, become the expression of a covenantal relationship with God and life. She pointed out that “just as Christ rose victoriously over sin, we too rise out of the waters of baptism, symbolizing our rising victorious with Christ over sin.” What I [...]
One of Us
By: Anita N. Kobayashi Sung | October 30, 2007
they have come like warriors an army blackening the land
Apple Orchard
By: Anita N. Kobayashi Sung | October 30, 2007
Fall fountains of sun brimming Bronze leaves burning In summer’s dying light
Editor's Reflections | Autumn 2007 (21.4)
By: William David Spencer | October 30, 2007
Community is one of the most valued gifts that God has bestowed on humanity. Every church I have ever encountered has wanted to be a healthy, supportive, Christian community. The term, after all, is built from the New Testament word koinonia, which means “close association involving mutual interest and sharing, association . . . fellowship, close [...]