On 1 Corinthians 14 & Women’s Silence in Church
It is all too easy for the loudest and most prolific voices to dominate what a young Christian hears about gender relationships in…
The Many Female Followers of Jesus
I read Matthew 27:55-56 recently and saw something I had not noticed before. There were many female followers at Jesus’ crucifixion – many.…
Who “Killed” Junia? Part Two
When it comes to figuring out who killed Junia (as in, “removed her from the record and changed her name to male”) we…
Who “Killed” Junia? Part One
When I first began wondering how to harmonize my church’s restrictions on women with some of the passages I found in scripture, I…
“But What About 1 Timothy 2:12?” Ten Talking Points
1 Timothy 2:12 continues to be an obstacle that prevents churches from moving toward a more robust theology of women. Read…
Confessions of a Closet Egalitarian
I never heard the words egalitarian or complementarian until last summer. At 50 (first of my true confessions) I’m a little late to…