Why We Need to Talk about Domestic Violence
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and I hadn’t intended to write about it. Aside from helping a friend through a horrible situation…
Overcoming Gender Discrimination in the Church: One Woman’s Story
I couldn’t study. I couldn’t think straight. I was distressed, overset with a spiritual crisis that rocked me to the core. Did God…
The Midwives vs. Pharaoh in Exodus: A Question of Power
One of our goals this year is to publish more content that enriches our understanding of women in the bible and their importance…
Building Fences & Taking Sides
I’m a big advocate for what I like to call “tension living.” If this life has taught me anything, particularly where faith is…
1 Timothy 2: Paul’s Original Language, Timothy’s Original Context
Throughout history, the church has been characterized by a male-dominated social hierarchy. This worldview has been so pervasive that some even consider it…
Why We Should Pray like Hannah!
During my freshman year at a conservative Christian high school, my keyboarding teacher suddenly fell ill. That week, after our regularly scheduled chapel…
Women and Men: Co-Creators from the Beginning
This task, to make beautiful things, is for both genders. But for centuries the world has given men the entire landscape and limited…
Martha, Misunderstood
I can't imagine a world in which it would be culturally acceptable for a hostess to walk up to her guest of honor…
Chanting for Change in the Coptic Church
I was born to Coptic parents who moved to America from Egypt because of the increasing persecution against Christians. Growing up, my family’s…
Women in Church Leadership Isn’t a Secondary Issue
When a friend of mine asked me to screen sponsorship mail for a local non-profit, I was expecting to be deeply moved. But…
The New Wine of the Kingdom: Equality in the Church
… no one who drinks the old wine seems to want the new wine. ‘The old is just fine,’ they say.” Jesus in…
Becoming a Champion of Women: One Pastor’s Journey
I have recently arrived at a new place in my approach to the subject of women in ministry. While I am not proud…
Were the Twelve Apostles all Male?
An argument often brought up in discussions about women in church leadership is that Jesus’ twelve apostles[1] were all male, and, because there…
10 Ways Male Privilege Shows Up in the Church
Part of a conversation overheard at Starbucks: “You’re a white American male with a college degree. The world is your oyster - don’t…
More than Two Paths to Egalitarianism?
last week Tim presented some thoughts about two different paths people sometimes take to get to an egalitarian perspective: the path of "rights"…