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Announcing the CBE Writing Contest Winners!
By: CBE International | September 14, 2017
This August, CBE International held its first-ever popular writing contest: Write for Gender Justice! Thanks to the creative gifts and enthusiastic participation of our diverse audience of writers, speakers, preachers, advocates, and story tellers, it was a great success!
The Ancient Roots of Western Sexism
By: Sarah Lindsay | September 13, 2017
We should acknowledge that patriarchy and the oppression of women have played large roles in both culture and the church for centuries. In fact, far from being countercultural, many complementarian claims about men and women are echoed outside the church.
A Prayer of Action for Egalitarian Women
By: Gricel Medina | September 6, 2017
Today, we rebuke fear—fear of the judgment of other Christians; fear of how they will respond to our God-given callings; fear of landing outside the box of “biblical womanhood”; fear that they are right about our limitations.
The Power of (More Than) Two
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | September 5, 2017
Whether married or single, Christian faith is a social faith. It knits everyone into communities for support and service.
Over Forty Years Together
By: H. Edgar Hix | September 5, 2017
We've had doubts, debates, disasters, and delights.
Living a Shared Spirituality: What Jesus's Parents Can Teach Us about Marriage
By: Beulah Wood | September 5, 2017
Christians are used to hearing about Joseph and Mary, usually around Christmas. Then, they’re the supporting cast, and Jesus is the focus. They certainly don’t often come up in conversations about Christian marriage. Perhaps they should.
Why Marriage Must Be Egalitarian to Be Truly Christ-like
By: Tim Krueger | September 5, 2017
Soft patriarchy makes men kings who play at being one with their subjects, but requires them to keep their crowns. It retains the kind of power-over structure that Jesus gave up when he became human.
Five Ways Pastors Unconsciously Reinforce Abuse, and How to Do Better
By: Natalie Collins | September 5, 2017
All pastors teach their congregants about abuse one way or another. When we preach, lead Bible studies, or interact pastorally or socially with people, the language we use and the way we present topics will either reinforce or challenge an abuser’s narrative.
Are Egalitarians Giving In To Contemporary Culture?
By: Jeff Miller | August 29, 2017
To those who would ask this easy-to-answer question, whether egalitarians are being seduced by feminism, I might choose to respond as follows:
A Litany of Mutuality
By: Gricel Medina | August 28, 2017
This Litany of Mutuality celebrates the equal creation of men and women in the image of God, and with equal giftedness and purpose for carrying out kingdom work.