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Six Gifts Women Bring to the Church
By: Nancy R. Heisey | December 5, 2002
As with the stories of many other biblical women and churchwomen throughout the centuries, in Hagar we can glimpse some of the gifts that women offer to the church and to the world.
Africa Battles AIDS and Inequality
By: Camilla Swain | December 5, 2002
Dr. Emily Obwaka, a graduate of the University of Nairobi, has worked in a variety of humanitarian and health service settings including with John Hopkins University. Recently, Obwaka has been set free to more fully follow her heartbeat of service to God and to the women of Africa.
Growth Around the Globe: International Members Encourage Equality
By: Harriet Sider Bicksler | December 5, 2002
In many countries around the world, men and women are said to be equal in all sectors of society. The reality, however, is often very different — male dominance often persists in the church and home, with women devalued and expected to unilaterally submit to men. Yet there is hope for women, in part because people [...]
Book Review: Daughters of Islam: Building Bridges with Muslim Women
By: Shirley L. Barron | December 5, 2002
Daughters of Islam: Building Bridges with Muslim Women is a wonderfully relevant book for Christians who have little knowledge of Islam or the people who subscribe to it. This book helps readers peer into the hearts of Muslim women, to perceive what they feel and think, and to understand how they live.
From Bondage to Blessing: The Redemption, Restoration and Release of God's Women
By: Dee Alei | November 1, 2002
A dramatic increase in the numbers of women seeking involvement in ministry has been a catalyst which has initiated a new uncertainty in theological circles. As a result, church leaders and saints in the body of Christ have been prompted to ask the question again, and are looking for clear guidance on the theology of [...]
Hymns to Celebrate Women of Faith
By: CBE International | October 31, 2002
Richard Sturch, a retired Anglican minister in England, has given us translations of two hymn texts by philosopher and theologian Peter Abelard, who wrote two hymn texts that acknowledge the giftedness and contributions of women of faith.
SBC Rules Challenge Japanese Baptist Women: Women pastors and ministers express their concerns to the Southern Baptist Convention president
By: Yori Ito | October 31, 2002
Following is the response of Japanese Baptist women to recent actions of the SBC concerning the role of women in that denomination. They express their appreciation for Baptist international missions and the history of its influence in Asia. But they also speak candidly on their views about what the 2000 Baptist Faith and Message says about [...]
Is God Masculine?
By: Alan G. Padgett | October 31, 2002
While agreeing that God is not male, some tradition-minded Christians have taught that God is masculine. The difference here is that God may represent a kind of masculine spiritual principle without being “male” in the literal sense. The purpose of this article is to refute this idea
Past, Present, Promise: What I’ve learned in forty years about women in ministry
By: David M. Scholer | October 31, 2002
I want to share with you my personal reflections on my forty years’ involvement with women in ministry, trusting that I am old enough and have been at it long enough that such personal reflection is not in poor taste.
Hermeneutics in Pink and Blue: An open letter to a pastor
By: Christiane Carlson-Theis | October 31, 2002
For many of us, our unease with the traditional position has nothing to do with being swayed by modern liberation movements; rather, our unease is a response to the weaknesses within the traditional position itself. In the spirit of 2 Timothy 2:15, I hope the critical comments I offer can become part of a conversation to [...]