The Bible and the Undoing of Patriarchy
Editor’s Note: On January 25, 2022, we came across this remarkable Twitter thread summarizing the biblical argument against patriarchy. The author, Dr. Beth…
Power Dynamics Between Jesus and the Canaanite Woman in Matthew 15
In a reversal of pattern, it’s the Canaanite woman, not Jesus, who delivers the final punch line. And her counterargument flips the script.…
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…
3 New Testament Female Leaders: Phoebe, Junia, Prisca
I’ve had many great conversations with my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ, many of whom disagree with my belief that in Rom.…
Seeing Myself in the Texts of Terror
The other day I happened to go through some old writings from college and I stumbled upon something. It was a reflection I…
Did Jesus Spend Most of His Time with Just 12 Men?
An argument often used to restrict women from church leadership is that Jesus spent most of his time on earth investing in a…
To My Friend Who Believes in “Biblical Gender Roles”
I wrote this note to a friend who continues to believe in "Biblical gender roles" and thought it might be encouraging and helpful…
Jesus & the Women of the Gospels
Sometimes I still believe the myths. You know, the soft rumblings of that devilish voice that says, “you don’t have much to offer…
The Women Who Stood Near the Cross
“Some women were watching from a distance, including Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and Salome. When Jesus was…
Male-Female: Equality in the Gospel of Luke
When we view scripture from the 30,000 foot level we see it moving in the direction of a more equal partnership of men…
Advent and the Agency of Mary
Few women in the Bible are more interesting, inspiring and the focus of devotion as Mary, mother of Jesus. With the Advent season…
Women are in God’s Story – Do You See them?
“No one is on the periphery of God’s story”. That’s how the pastor at the church I attended last Sunday started his very well…
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…
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…
A God With Two Hands: Reflecting on Gender Equality
In a recent Christians for Biblical Equality blog post, Kevin Giles showed how people used the Bible to justify slavery in a way that…