Sex, Supper, Submission
The teacher walked into the room, strode up to the whiteboard, and wrote the following list: Sex, Supper, Submission. SEX SUPPER SUBMISSION She…
What Does It Mean for Women to Learn in Quietness and Submission? 1 Timothy 2:11
They are the verses of Scripture used most frequently to silence women in the church: 1 Timothy 2:11-12. I remember reading them as…
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…
Co-Leadership in Marriage: Who’s in Authority?
We believe authority is at the heart of much marriage misunderstanding and debate. Over the years traditional-hierarchical-complementarian marriage-view proponents have described their perceived…
Co-Leadership in Marriage: Let’s Talk about Submission
Submission in marriage often comes with lots of negative baggage. In fact, many people refer to submission as the "S"-word. The reality is…
Let My People Go: The Impact of Patriarchy in the Church
Patriarchy is an oppressive cultural norm with a history that predates Christianity. Fortunately, it is fading from our global community. Unfortunately, it persists…
Is Male Authority “Implied” in the Bible?
in Ephesians 5:24, Greek manuscripts of the New Testament frame male authority or the submission of wives to husbands not as command, but…
The Dance of Mutual Submission
When my babies were born, I fully intended to stay home full-time with them for a variety of reasons. However, a year after…
Masters and Slaves, Husbands and Wives
Husband and wives or masters and slaves? Today’s theologians do not continue to justify racial slavery on the basis of Canaan’s curse, yet…
Why I Am Womanist & Feminist (and it has nothing to do with hating men)
Now is not the time to blame women or consistently accuse us of complaining, ranting and raving and hating men. For many of…
Submission: A Personal Story
Submission What he had always been told he deserved What he expected from me, with nothing in return But it was not mine…
Does the Creation Account Support Women’s Submission?
Views on submission exist on a continuum, but generally speaking, egalitarians support mutual submission in marriage, and church leadership based on giftedness rather…