How to Be Egalitarian with a Complementarian Spouse
How to Be Egalitarian with a Complementarian Spouse. Well you cry a lot, sometimes, especially in the beginning. You both get mad and…
If You Give a Woman a Bible…
"If You Give a Woman a Bible" is a Top 3 Winner for The Junia Project's 2017 blog contest. Laura Atwater cleverly uses…
Supermodels, Businesswomen, and Apostles
This post is a Top 3 Winner for The Junia Project's 2017 blog contest. "It was an American supermodel who first showed me…
A God Who Calls Women to Pastor
It is Friday afternoon and my 14-year old folds her tall frame into the passenger seat. “Mom, I am so angry.” Uh-oh. My…
This is What a Leader Looks Like: Natalia Alvarez
“This is What a Leader Looks Like” is a series adapted from an interview project on women in leadership conducted by Naomi Hall. Naomi…
This is What a Leader Looks Like: Back Country Edition
“This is What a Leader Looks Like” is a series adapted from an interview project on women in leadership conducted by Naomi Hall. Naomi…
This is What a Leader Looks Like: Seminary Professor Edition
Welcome to "This is What a Leader Looks Like", a series adapted from an interview project conducted by Naomi Hall. Naomi recently served…
A Day in the Life of a Female Pastor’s Husband
The Junia Project recently published an article written by my wife entitled, A Day in the Life of a Female Pastor. The unfortunate…
A Day in the Life of a Female Pastor
Most mornings I wake up to a certain heaviness in my body. I feel it from the inside out. It is as if…
This Chair: One Woman’s Journey to Seminary
Northern Seminary student Megan Westra recently posted a reflection on Facebook about starting classes for her Master of Divinity degree. We asked her…
Thoughts From a Feminist Asian Dad
I’m a feminist. But I haven’t always been. Through much of my life I’ve been a pretty nice guy – thoughtful, sensitive to…
Egalitarian Marriage: More Than An Equal Division of Roles
On the third Wednesday of each month I set up camp in a conference room at the hospital where I work. I set…
Directing Godspell with a Female Jesus
“Do you care if Jesus is a righty or a lefty?” Jasmine Myers asks during a rehearsal for Godspell. She’s just finished…
Snapshot of a Traditional Egalitarian Marriage
Today would have been my parent’s 61st wedding anniversary. Mom passed away from complications due to Alzheimer’s two years ago and significant…
What I Learned about Being an Advocate for Women in Seminary
“The devil is among us here at our seminary: women are being told they can preach.” Those were the first words of a…