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International Women’s Day: Honoring Women’s Fight for Equality
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | March 5, 2026
In March, CBE celebrates both Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day. Perhaps there’s no better time to celebrate women’s battle for the vote alongside their spectacular courage in leading the abolition of slavery. Gaining the vote, freeing the enslaved, and exposing the abuse and prostitution of women was exceedingly dangerous work because it challenged [...]
Women and Words: After the Harm: Wrestling Evil and Reclaiming Women’s Voices in Scripture with Rev. Dr. Ingrid Faro
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International, Ingrid Faro | February 27, 2026
On this episode of Mutuality Matters: Women and Words, Host Dr. Mimi Haddad interviewed Rev. Dr. Ingrid Faro. Ingrid described her challenging childhood and young married life as one of abuse, both psychologically and physically.
He Made Her Play the Harlot: Judges 19 through the Lens of Domestic Abuse
By: Evelyn Sweerts-Vermeulen | February 27, 2026
The church cannot be trusted by those who are suffering to listen well until it has shown that it can speak well, addressing the issues in preaching and in the community.
Rape, Dismemberment, and Chaos in Judges 19–21
By: Kimberly Dickson | February 27, 2026
The unifying theme of Judges 19–21 is the dismal failure of Israel to care for their most vulnerable, ultimately contributing to the demise of the nation. This theme is the culmination of two different agendas within the story.
Judges 19 as a Paradigm for Understanding and Responding to Human Trafficking
By: Chuck Pitts | February 27, 2026
Judges 19 contains a seldom read, let alone studied or discussed, story of misogyny, subjugation, rape, murder, and dismemberment. Determining how to handle such atrocities in the Bible makes texts such as these difficult to address.
A Negative Model Of Manhood In Judges 19
By: Craig Keener | February 27, 2026
In a society where men still hold most of the social power and where the average husband possesses more physical power than the average wife, we desperately need models of manhood that stress responsibility rather than exploitation, service rather than abuse of power.
Voices of Outrage against Rape
By: Deirdre Brouer | February 27, 2026
Rape is a timeless and worldwide1 epidemic that violates the divine image and personhood of a human being and renders its victims voiceless, powerless,2 and fragmented from self, others, and God. Rape causes a desolate and disordered reality psychologically, relationally, and spiritually, often resulting in theological and “existential crisis.”3 Although this crisis impacts millions each [...]
What to Say When Someone Says Women Are Not Permitted to Teach
By: Chesna Hinkley | February 26, 2026
It would appear those opposed to women’s equality in the church have the upper hand in interpreting “problem passages” like 1 Timothy, but egalitarians are actually better equipped to explain them.
Book Review: Complementarity: Dignity, Difference, and Interdependence
By: Hashim Warren | February 18, 2026
In Complementarity, Gregg Allison proposes a theological vision grounded in equal dignity, differentiation, and interdependence, seeking a path beyond egalitarianism and complementarianism. This review argues that, despite his stated neutrality, Allison’s theology of shared gifts and non-hierarchical participation ultimately aligns with egalitarian practice and mutuality.
Mutuality as Shared Feelings: A Devotional on 1 Corinthians 13:1–7
By: Paul Abdul | February 11, 2026
This devotional reflects on 1 Corinthians 13 to explore how Christlike love forms the foundation of true mutuality. Through Paul’s description of love as patient, kind, humble, and self-sacrificial, readers are invited to examine their attitudes and practices in relationships and to take concrete steps toward shared life, trust, and faithful partnership in community.