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Jewels in Her Crown
By: Evelyn Bence | October 31, 2003
Two hundred years before Martin Luther’s reformation, a woman now known as St. Bridget of Sweden (1302-1373) challenged wayward kings, priests, and popes, calling them to repentance.
Papyri, Women, and Word Meaning in the New Testament
By: Ann Nyland | October 31, 2003
In the Greek of the New Testament, women are shown to be church leaders, teachers, elders, and deacons. Evidence from the papyri and inscriptions reveals women in these positions at the time of the New Testament and in successive centuries.
Editor's Reflections | Autumn 2003
By: Victoria Peterson-Hilleque | October 31, 2003
The present culture also influences the meaning of words. Consider the word “submission.” It evokes a powerful response from many Christians.
Learning How to Minister From I Corinthians 14:26-40, Part 2
By: David Joel Hamilton | October 31, 2003
Should women “be silent”? Yes, just like the men. Should women be prepared to minister with “a hymn, or a word of instruction, a revelation, a tongue or an interpretation”? Yes, just like the men.
Book Review: Her Story: Autobiographical Portraits of Early Methodist Women
By: Ruby Renz | October 31, 2003
Paul Wesley Chilcote has found a treasure trove of autobiographical literature written by Methodist women who lived from the early 1700s to the middle 1800s. Chilcote gives informative introductions to each woman’s writings, placing her in her historical context.
A Match Made in Heaven: How Singles and the Church Can Live Happily Ever After
By: Wendy Widder | September 16, 2003
Singles and the church—a match made in heaven? Singles and the church go together like grilled steaks and vegetarians. This engaging book dares you to believe that things can, and should, be radically different between singles and the church. There is a way you can make the dream come true.
Hope and Joy in Uganda: African Men and Women Embrace Biblical Equality
By: R. Elaine Tamez | September 5, 2003
Good news about the church in Africa is hard to find. We hear that the continent is without hope — dying through war, famine and AIDS. But if the church is there, then God is there — and hope is, too.
Brave-Hearted Women
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | September 5, 2003
C.S. Lewis said that we are more easily beguiled and led astray by statements that are mostly, but not entirely, true. An inaccuracy is made more potent by being comprised largely of truth. This is often the case when it comes to popular Christian literature on what it means to be male or female.
Unheralded and Unknown: Although Virtually Ignored, Women Played a Vital Role in Church History
By: Lorry Lutz | September 5, 2003
From the time of the early church, women have been actively serving Christ and holding respected positions of leadership, but church historians have virtually ignored them. Take a look at just a few key women across history.
Where Are the Women of Fire? What American Women Can Learn from Female Leaders in China, Russia, and Africa
By: J. Lee Grady | September 5, 2003
Some denominations in the United States are still arguing about whether a woman can stand behind a pulpit, I said to myself. Meanwhile, women in China are engaging in dangerous missions and governing thousands of new churches. There’s something wrong with this picture!