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How the Bible’s View of Power Devastates Theological Patriarchy
By: Jennifer Reil | December 16, 2020
A seminary student explores questions about God-given hierarchy between women and men, including what the New Testament teaches about power, domination, and status to affirm God’s intent for women’s equality with men.
A Rose
By: R. R. Wyatt | December 7, 2020
An Evangelical Press Association award winning poem: God gave me a rose, A delicate thing and beautiful, Trembling in the breath of God, Tearful in the showered rain.
Good Morning! Waking Up to Racism and Sexism
By: Barbara L. Peacock | December 2, 2020
One woman shares a story about her everyday encounters with racism and sexism and the double bind women of color experience. She also explores how we can see one another as God’s image bearers, regardless of race or sex.
Silence—A Response to Abuse in the Church
By: Candice Carr | November 24, 2020
A victim-advocate shares her own story of domestic abuse and how her church responded. She also gives tips for how churches can teach congregants to recognize gender-based abuse and release victims from their silence.
How Patriarchy Hurts Men
By: David Hart | November 11, 2020
One man’s reflections on seeing men cry and our expectations for male emotions. This article also highlights how the church reinforces these unhealthy expectations and how gender equality could free men.
Is God My Mother?
By: Juliann Bullock | October 29, 2020
Is it wrong to call God “Mother”? Can moms be a strong example of how God loves us? One writer returns to the text to find out by mining the feminine attributes for God given to the Israelites.
Claiming Consent in the Body of Christ
By: Brenda-Lee Sasaki | October 21, 2020
One woman’s story about experiencing sexual abuse and sexism in the #ChurchToo, and how learning about consent from Jesus can show us how to reclaim our God-given bodily agency and have healthy relationships.
Proving My Virginity: Deuteronomy, Pap Smears, and the Hymen Myth
By: Christine Woolgar | September 23, 2020
I know that lack of sex and consent education harmed my husband’s and my sex life in the early years of our marriage. But as I look back, I realize that’s only one side of the coin. The other was biblical illiteracy.
Who Is More Like Jesus, Cinderella or the Prince?
By: Amelia Smith | September 16, 2020
Instead of allowing fairy tales to reinforce gender stereotypes, Christians can use them as an opportunity to show girls how they can live out the calling of all followers of Christ to follow in his footsteps.
Announcing the 2020 CBE Writing Contest Winners!
By: CBE International | September 9, 2020
This summer, CBE International held our fourth annual writing contest! We received many quality, insightful submissions, making our job of picking these fifteen winners very difficult.