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If you want to really delve into the meat of the arguments regarding women in the church, here is the video for you. Philip B. Payne goes through the twelve major points advanced by complementarians in “How Complementarian is the Bible?” He systematically discusses each point and the significant problems with them. Please note that …
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The restrictions put on women’s functioning in the church by complementarians generally come down to a few key verses. As I’ve written before, most people read the entirety of the Scriptures through the complementarian filter of those few verses. Because they believe those verses must be true as they are literally read, they dismiss anything …
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Dee and Deb over at The Wartburg Watch are discussing the infamous list by Wayne Gruden that we’ve discussed before: But What Should Women Do In the Church? (Now in the Wayback Machine) In their post, Wayne Grudem: 83 Biblical Rules for Gospel Women, a commenter named “Looking for You” posted the following. Ha. Well, …
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Back when we were discussing the impact of p*rn and sex on the church, Brandy made this astute observation (bold mine): I think that when you said “the p*rnification of the church” you really hit the nail on the head, Sallie. I really appreciated Challies’ review of the Driscoll sex book (henceforth the DSB ha!). …
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Denny Burk wrote a post about Christianity Today’s list of “50 Women to Watch: Those Most Shaping the Church and Culture.” The list ran the gamut in terms of theology and practice. Burk’s biggest problem with the list was the mingling of complementarians and egalitarians. He writes: The article doesn’t include much of a discussion …
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There were a few reasons David and I never fully walked into the patriarchal camp when we went through a period of intense pressure from multiple outside sources regarding these topics. One of those reasons was the fact that it was obvious to both of us that I did not need a man to walk …
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This was a guest post for the Women in Ministry Series at In a Mirror Dimly in 2012. That website is now mothballed, but I found my post in the internet archives. I’m sharing it here. As I walked out into the cool autumn air, I felt the familiar combination of elation and exhaustion. I …
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I’ve been participating in a discussion at The Gospel Coalition on Why Is TCG Complementarian? There is a video and post that generated a good deal of discussion and some truly excellent comments. I tried to comment anonymously and used a fake name (Sarah Ida Shaw, my sorority’s founder – LOL!), but my avatar picture …
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In recent weeks much was written about the exchanges between Tim Challies and Ann Voskamp regarding Challies’ review of her book, One Thousand Gifts. He didn’t like the book, she sort of responded, and he sort of backed down when she invited his family to dinner. I will confess that I haven’t read the book. …
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I recently left a comment on another blog that I tend not to read blogs written by younger women. There are exceptions, to be sure, but most of my blog reading is comprised of women who are closer to my own age, give or take several years. A lot of it has to do with …
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