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Randi Shepherd

"Notorious" Passages, Women and Relationships

Using Peter and Paul Against Mary? Patriarchy and Slavery in New Testament Letters

In the context of Ephesians 3, Colossians 3, and 1 Peter 2-3, instructions to wives and to slaves are inextricable from one another. In particular,…
Women and the Bible

Revisiting the Woman at the Well in John 4

The story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well is told in chapter 4 of the Gospel of John. It comes on the…
Women and the Church

10 Ways Men Can Open Doors for Women in the Church

No matter your church context – whether your church ordains women as ministers of the gospel, whether they involve women as preachers or only in…
Biblical Equality, Women and the Bible, Women and the Church

4 Truths About Women in the Church

Sometimes I find it amusing that our churches of today seem to be more anti-women than the Bible is. We doubt women’s ability to preach…
"Notorious" Passages

Ephesians 5:21-33: How Paul Turns Headship on Its Head

Ephesians 5:21-33 is often cited as a proof text to endorse male leadership in the home. In this text, wives are instructed to submit to…

If They Don’t Affirm You? Preach and Pastor Anyway

Randi Shepherd

–Pastor’s wife problems: Getting slapped on the behind after your husband’s sermon while the congregant calls out, “Good message from Kris today”. Almost…

Randi Shepherd

Using Peter and Paul Against Mary? Patriarchy and Slavery in New Testament Letters

Revisiting the Woman at the Well in John 4

10 Ways Men Can Open Doors for Women in the Church

4 Truths About Women in the Church

Ephesians 5:21-33: How Paul Turns Headship on Its Head

If They Don’t Affirm You? Preach and Pastor Anyway

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