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The Consequences of Soft Complementarianism
By: Mikaela Bell | June 24, 2020
When people share their stories of harmful church teachings about gender roles, we’re accustomed to real horror stories of abuse. We also know that the problem is far more widespread, and it’s not always so overt.
Need Role Model, Will Travel
By: Carli King | June 17, 2020
Female theology students in a rural context are often online students who don’t regularly see flesh-and-blood role models: women who are leading in church, teaching a mixed congregation and fulfilling other roles.
A Tale of Two Sisters: Finding Our Place at the Table
By: Sarah Garay | April 29, 2020
My sister, Becky, was seven years older than me, and trying to prove myself as smart and beautiful as she was would capture my attention well into my twenties. Becky was a wonderful older sister.
3 Ways to Foster Healthy Sexuality in the Church
By: Josiane Ngongang | April 1, 2020
“Healthy” is not exactly the adjective I would match with the word “sexuality,” especially when it comes to the ways the church and Christians have portrayed and lived out what we believe about sex these past few centuries.
Imitating the God Who Carries Us
By: Cory Driver | February 4, 2020
The opportunity to wear or carry my sons in church is not the dereliction of some masculine duty but is the fulfillment of what God has called me to as a Christian, as a husband and father, and as a leader in the church.
“Let Your Yes Be Yes”: Progressing Toward Female Ordination in the Mar Thoma Church
By: Pushpa Samuel | January 31, 2020
The lack of women’s ordination in the Mar Thoma Church cannot be viewed as an isolated issue but must be seen within the greater religious and cultural context of India.
Moving Beyond the Billy Graham Rule
By: Leanne Weber | January 29, 2020
We in the church who continue to enforce the Billy Graham rule have fostered an atmosphere of distrust, not giving godly men and women the credit they deserve for doing the right thing.
Sister, You Can Be Anything God Desires You to Be
By: Kara Triboulet | January 15, 2020
“When you grow up, you can be anything you want to be; anything God desires you to be, no matter who you are,” the director of ministries said.
Let’s Stop Talking about Masculinity and Start Talking about Discipleship
By: Graham Joseph Hill | January 8, 2020
The Christian masculinity movement isn’t helping men or women. It’s damaging young men, and their relationships with others, and it’s distracting us from what should be our true focus—discipleship and imitating Christ.
When a Marriage Doesn’t Have a Happily-Ever-After Ending
By: Mary Stromer Hanson | December 31, 2019
As we approached our 45th wedding anniversary, my husband was no longer the kind, sweet man I met in college many years before.