On Being a Jesus Feminist
From the editor: On Mondays this month we’re sharing personal stories of Christian women who identify in some way as feminists. We hope…
Origins & First Wave Feminism
Christians don't know very much about feminism. It's one of our "knowledge blind spots". This wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing, except that…
More than Footnotes Part 1: Women in Early Church History
Many Christians have inherited the supposition that the Church has been built on the backs of men. Masculine, courageous, and often oddly wigged…
An Accidental Advocate (in one of the worst places in the world to be a woman)
Four months after hearing the term “egalitarian” for the first time, I found myself preaching on gender-equality. I was visiting the Democratic Republic…
6 Differing Views on Wedding Traditions
I really don't like weddings. They're just not my thing. For the most part, I don't like attending them, I don't like being…
6 Things Egalitarian Marriage is Not
I have had many conversations about the egalitarian perspective of marriage with friends, family, and others. Some have been great discussions where, even…
“No Representation & No Invitation”: To Be Asked the Question
She was lovely, a school teacher for impressionable third-graders, and every bit as gracious as you would hope for the person caring for…
Confusing “Equality” with “Sameness”: A Complementarian Misconception
Time after time, I’ve read complementarian literature that seems to misunderstand what is meant by biblical equality for women and men. The heart…
They Say the Church is “Too Feminine”
The claim that the Church is "too feminine" has come around again recently, from both the Evangelical and Catholic camps, and it makes…
5 Reasons Not to Use Gender-Based Jokes in the Pulpit
Recently, a friend mentioned his pastor's habit of occasionally peppering his sermons with gender-based jokes. You know what I mean, the quips about…
Mary and Martha: Sister vs. Sister?
I really never understood the sister relationship. I grew up as the only daughter and only granddaughter on both sides of my family.…
Proverbs 18:22 & Male Entitlement in Dating
I used to hear this passage preached a lot at relationship conferences or those times when a pastor started a series on relationships…
Why Women Matter: The Church as the Face of God
Though there are probably as many conceptions of “primary issues” for the Church as there are churches, a typical list is easily constructed.…
Mary Magdalene: 5 Things You Should Know
There is no evidence in the bible or church history to suggest that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute or the wife of Jesus.…
What I Would Tell My 12-Year-Old Self About Gender Roles
It wasn’t until I started attending a private Christian school as a 12-year-old that I became aware of the spectrum of views regarding…