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Boys Playing with Dolls? Oh, No! 24 Aug 2013 | 11:45 pm
The Center for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (CBMW) has come out a while ago against an episode on Sesame Street called Baby Bear’s Baby Doll. The episode summary reads as follows: Baby Bear and Cu...
15 reasons why I support women in church leadership 14 Aug 2013 | 10:47 pm
By Margaret Mowczko There is only one verse in the entire Bible which appears to prohibit women from teaching men and exercising authority. One verse. On the other hand there are many Bible verses whi...
Is God’s Nature “Father” and Not “Mother”? 4 Aug 2013 | 11:00 pm
By Kristen There is an argument among Christians today about whether the Father God can also be thought of as a Mother. Paul R. Smith’s Book Is it Ok to Call God Mother? – Considering the Feminine ...
I agree, Mary Kassian 31 Jul 2013 | 12:49 pm
By Retha Faurie I tend not to quote Mary Kassian approvingly, but today I will. Because complementarianism could have unhealthy influences* on relationships, Christians who cannot embrace egalitariani...
Why I can never be a complementarian 31 Jul 2013 | 09:35 am
By Retha Faurie All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players – William Shakespeare I have a nature to be compliant. I will (unless God makes me one) probably never be a boss at wo...
Three obscure Old Testament women with clout 20 Jul 2013 | 10:17 pm
By Margaret Mowczko Ever heard of Sera, Aksah or Sheerah? I hadn’t . . . not until I decided to read through the Old Testament, slowly, keeping an eye out for every women mentioned. Here’s a little ...
Dustin Hoffman and the “male gaze” 20 Jul 2013 | 09:45 pm
Hoffman said, "There's too many interesting women I have not had the experience to know in this life, because I have been brainwashed."
“Men Must Be Spiritual Leaders” – Real-Life Consequences 10 Jul 2013 | 11:00 pm
By Kristen “The man should be the spiritual leader of the home.” That is the standard teaching of most Protestant, evangelical churches. The Open Bible website has a whole page of Scriptures which a...
On being single when the church values marriage: My own experience 26 Jun 2013 | 09:29 am
By Retha Faure It is Mothers’ Day. At the front door of my church, two ladies are giving out a little card to each mother passing to enter. I approach the door. Loudly, the one tells the other: “Don’t...
Martha, Mary and Lazarus of Bethany 15 Jun 2013 | 09:33 pm
By Margaret Mowczko “Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus” (John 11:5). Martha and Mary of Bethany are well-known figures of the New Testament. The two sisters seem to have had different te...
