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Our Sister, Phoebe
By: Linda Marion Montgomery | January 31, 1993
I was having a discussion the other evening with a family in our church about the subject of women deacons. I said, “Well, Phoebe, of course, was a deacon.” Someone said, “Really? Are you sure? Not everyone believes that she was.” “She was a deacon,” I said. It’s in Romans 16.”
Women's Voices
By: Deboran Everist | January 31, 1993
They came from all over— Bahrain, Turkey, Rome: A little band of women with hope all their own To learn and to study, To become stronger in their faith To encourage one another In the footsteps of the saints.
Does It Matter? Remembering Our Foremothers
By: Gretchen Gaebelein Hull | January 31, 1993
Why should we highlight women in Bible times and throughout Christian history? Wouldn’t it be more timely to focus on women in the church today, by discussing their present aspirations? Aren’t twentieth-century movements what will influence not only the contemporary church, but also its future course?
One Christian's Commentary on Two Contemporary Secular Best Sellers
By: Joanne Callahan | January 31, 1993
These two best-sellers helped turn many apolitical women into activists, and contributed to recent impressive female gains in both the United Stales Senate and the House of Representatives. My question is: How should biblical egalitarians respond to these two works? Answers may not be as obvious as some think.
Spouse Abuse
By: Marge Cox | October 31, 1992
Abuse is a curse in our land. One definition of abuse is, “Repeated and targeted abuse (from both attitudes and actions) designed to instill fear and used as a means of control.” The abuser may or may not be aware of his/her motives behind the attitudes and actions.
Revelation, Proclamation, and Women’s Responsibility
By: Ralph A. Kee | October 31, 1992
In history as recorded in the Bible, God often gave His revelation specifically to women, and often instructed women to pass on that revelation to others, including men. In the New Testament, at all of the most significant points of Christian revelation and proclamation, women played a role as significant as, or even more significant [...]
In But Not Of: Transcendent Love
By: Elaine A. Yaryan | October 31, 1992
I wonder if we in the church have allowed the “catalog itch” to infiltrate our human relationships, and whether it has not damaged our ability to love transcendency, to be “in but not of”? How useful are all of our labels and categories in light of John 15:12?
Mystical Masculinity: The New Question Facing Women
By: Faith Martin | October 31, 1992
Popular references to God most often imply a certain masculinity, but I had always interpreted them as playful anthropomorphisms, endearments meant to humanize God just enough so people can speak comfortably yet respectfully about him in secular circles.
The Golden Age for Women Preachers
By: Kari Torjesen Malcolm | October 31, 1992
What we need is another “Golden Age for Women” with Christian women released to preach the Gospel. This release must start in the sending churches because if the church that supports a woman says it’s a sin for her to preach, she’ll be silent.
Rising Above Our Language: Reflections on Our Metaphors for God
By: Michael Spooner | April 30, 1992
The Bible uses many diverse metaphors for God, including rock, light, mountain, shepherd, vine, woman, landowner, dove, warrior, lamb, father, mother, and countless others. We need to be aware of the diversity of these images as we build our concept of the person God is.