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Women and the World: Biblical Equality in Brazil
By: Carrie Silveira | September 14, 2023
As we seek to support and empower women throughout the world, connecting with them in their contexts and cultures is foundational.
Jesus and Women: A Close Look At The Gospels
By: Cynthia Muniz Soares | September 14, 2023
What can we observe about the women in each of the Gospels? Mark, widely considered the earliest Gospel, presents some significant accounts about women, some of which are found in the other Gospels.
The Empowerment of Brazilian Christian Women Through Biblical Examples
By: Viktorya Zalewski Baracy | September 14, 2023
The world of Brazilian women is highly diverse and faces certain challenges depending on their social and geographic contexts. Amidst this diversity, we wonder if the most widely consumed Christian books in Brazil contribute positively to the spiritual formation and education of women.
Finding Our Identity in the Imago Dei
By: Kathy Myatt | September 14, 2023
Seeing ourselves and each other as God does means we are no longer bound to gender-based cultural rules. We are able to grow in love, work to promote the growth and well-being of others, whether that be a child, a friend, a partner, female or male in accordance with our gifts and callings.
Setting the Record Straight: CBE’s 2023 Conference in Brazil
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | September 14, 2023
Pray that God will protect, guide, embolden their calling, and heal their wounds. That the church in Brazil will bring the message of “Women and Scripture: Setting the Record Straight” not only to many more in Brazil but also where it’s needed most in the world.
Book Review: She Deserves Better: Raising Girls to Resist Toxic Teachings on Sex, Self, and Speaking Up
By: Mikaela Bell | September 14, 2023
After finishing their survey and best-selling book The Great Sex Rescue, testing popular Christian teachings about marriage and sex and empirically demonstrating the harm caused by patriarchal messages, co-authors Sheila Wray Gregoire, Rebecca Gregoire Lindenbach, and Joanna Sawatsky received many inquiries from parents of young girls. These mothers (and fathers) wanted to know how they [...]
CBE 2021 Conference Speaker, Avril Heenan
September 8, 2023
Avril Heenan talks about the far-reaching, conservative influence of the American church on the Presbyterian Church in Ireland.
Liar's Witness
By: J.A. Boone | September 6, 2023
What happens when a wife's submission turns into submitting to abuse and lies? Acts 5:1-10 depicts a woman name Sapphira who submitted to her husband's lie and it led to her own death. Sapphira's story is warning to those who continue to let abuse and violence happen without speaking up. For when God calls us [...]
Women and Words: Translating the Old Testament Part One with Dr. Havilah Dharamraj
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International, Havilah Dharamraj | September 1, 2023
Dr. Havilah Dharamraj discusses not only her work leading CBE’s Old Testament translation team, but also their methodology, priorities, and examples of both.
Bitter Roots and Bitter Herbs
By: Ruth Barron | August 30, 2023
Too often in the church, we do not understand emotion words correctly. Hebrews tells us: “See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many” (12:15, NIV). Many religious leaders use this verse to condemn abuse victims, women like Naomi, [...]