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Needed: The Study of the Niddah
By: Ginger O’Neil | July 31, 2006
The time is more than ripe for church men and women to tear off their intellectual chadors so that the genderless, awesome love of Jesus can be presented to a suffering humanity: to veiled and enslaved women in the Middle East, as well as to our own congregations.
A Two-Thirds World Christian Reflection on Head Coverings
By: William David Spencer | July 31, 2006
What is the niddah? The niddah ritual separation is historical in Jewish, Muslim, and some other religions. The niddah veil is their warning signal. They believe, if a woman is menstruating, she is unclean.
Reclaiming the Garden
By: Priscilla Lasmarias Kelso | July 31, 2006
IThe gate, recalcitrant, begins to yield As I push away the rusted chain And the brambles that sting my skin. I know this place. I, a woman, shut out from this garden, Now reclaim this piece of ground, These pieces of memory in need of new tending. No more the interloper Or intruder, I give [...]
Toward an Understanding of Ancient Conceptions of “Head”
By: Catherine Clark Kroeger | July 31, 2006
In the case of our understanding of “head,” an enormous emotional and spiritual significance is attached, as the Bible declares God to be the head of Christ and man to be the head of woman. To declare the Father as “boss, chief, or authority over” is to deny the status of the eternally begotten Son, [...]
Egalitarian Marriages Are Happier and Healthier
By: Guest Author | July 29, 2006
There is an excellent article on godswordtowomen.org called, "Empirical Data in Support of Egalitarian Marriages and A Fresh Perspective on Submission and Authority," that reviews many scientific studies that all say that marriages that operate on the basis of equality are much more healthy than those that are hierarchical -- in fact that hierarchical [...]
Ideal Relationships and Metaphor: Siblings vs. Spouses?
By: Alex Bearden | July 21, 2006
Often the gender debate focuses narrowly on leadership and marriage, at the expense of many. But leadership and marriage are two of the highest ideals in Christian culture, right? Why would this debate be at anyone’s expense? As we live as Christians, what is the normative metaphor for relationships between men and women?
Best Bibles?
By: Guest Author | July 21, 2006
The Evangelical Christian Publishing Association (ECPA) has announced this year’s finalists for their Christian Book Awards. Normally, I do not pay attention to these types of awards, because I like to judge a book for myself rather than take somebody else’s word for it whether the book is good or not. However, a [...]
Building Your Family to Last
By: Kari Torjesen Malcolm | July 1, 2006
Building Your Family to Last was written to help individuals build lasting families by putting Christ first in their lives.
Book Review: Discovering Biblical Equality: Complementarity Without Hierarchy
By: Royce Gordon Gruenler | June 30, 2006
This volume truly represents a landmark in the reclamation of a good word, "complementarity," from its misuse by the equal-but-unequal school of thought. A formidable collage of scholars with complementary gifts of the Spirit have contributed to a book which is sure to become a primary textbook and resource in the Christian circles of church [...]
FREEDOM! In Christ
By: Guest Author | June 18, 2006
When the messiah comes, says the Old Testament, he will “proclaim freedom for the captives.” (Is. 61:1 TNIV) Jesus the Messiah came, but he brought something better than the expected freedom from foreign domination: instead, he was interested in making people’s spirits free. Jesus himself said, “Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is [...]