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Women, Institutional Authority, and Level Ground in the Christian Blogosphere
By: Tina Osterhouse | May 3, 2017
Throughout history, charismatic men and women of God have risen up, almost out of nowhere, to lead spiritual movements and shape theological discourse. These leaders often build churches and large followings before the institutional church pulls them in for a chat. The air is tense, awkward. At some point in the conversation someone asks a [...]
Water To Wine: The Affirming Words Christian Women Should Hear
By: Sarah Lindsay | May 1, 2017
We all know the schoolyard chant: “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me!” In growing up, we learn that however empowering this phrase may seem, it is far from true.
Too Pretty To Pastor? #ThingsOnlyChristianWomenHear
By: Angela Hurst | April 26, 2017
I read Sarah Bessey’s recent thread #ThingsOnlyChristianWomenHear with fascination. As I perused the comments, I was both amused by the absurdity of it all and grieved by the negative impact these sexist statements have on the community of God. This Twitter dialogue garnered so much attention that it was picked up by secular media, [...]
3 Ways The Church Can Love Sexual Assault Survivors
By: Rachel Asproth | April 24, 2017
In stumbling after Jesus, the church has sometimes faltered. Sometimes, we’ve been the ones holding women’s bruised and bleeding hearts in our fists. And sometimes, for all our good gospel intentions, we’ve done the wounding.
The "Billy Graham Rule" Strikes Again... In the Second Century Church
By: Jamin Hübner | April 19, 2017
The rule implies that male-female relationships primarily consist of sex instead of viewing male-to-female relationships as a subset of the more fundamental human-to-human relationship.
55 Things Only Christian Women Hear
By: Rachel Asproth | April 19, 2017
Last night, Sarah Bessey (we’re fans!) began a conversation about the strange, sexist, abusive, and toxic things Christian women are told on a regular basis. We’ve collected some of the most powerful tweets so far in a list--follow the ongoing conversation happening on twitter under #ThingsOnlyChristianWomenHear.
Does Scripture Subjugate Women Or Do We?
By: Amy R. Buckley | April 6, 2017
Context matters. I heard it all the time in seminary. It’s no small thing to translate biblical passages from Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek into English. This requires getting into the minds of the biblical authors to figure out what they intended to say to specific people in certain situations at a specific time in [...]
Biblical Equality and the Letters of Paul
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | April 5, 2017
Do egalitarians overlook the deeper truths of Scripture to promote social-economic equality? Does our commitment to biblical gender equality render us secular wolves dressed as biblical lambs?
Why Christians Can Do Better Than The "Billy Graham Rule"
By: Tina Osterhouse | April 3, 2017
My first lesson on the dangerous pitfalls of sexual sin and subsequent public scandal came one ordinary day in 1988. I arrived home from church to my dad sitting in his comfy chair, mesmerized and leaning close to the television. Popular televangelist Jimmy Swaggart was confessing to millions of people that he had sinned against God [...]
Calling All Egalitarians To Courageous Advocacy
By: Tina Osterhouse | March 28, 2017
The issue of inequality in the church has been a burr under my saddle since I was eight years-old. God gives gifts without discrimination and partiality. Male and female, together, make the church.