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I found this floating around the internet. It draws brilliant parallels with some of the inane reasons given for why women shouldn’t lead in the church. I looked for an author, but couldn’t find one. If anyone knows who wrote it, please let me know! 10. A man’s place is in the army. 9. The …
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Caroline had expressed an interest in the Disney Princess paraphernalia since around the time she was four. We held her off as long as we could. (She’s now six.) We finally capitulated and she received a few inexpensive princess Barbie dolls this past Christmas. Part of my reluctance was simply an abhorrence of the over-marketing …
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Yesterday I turned 45. I’ve lived a lot of life and experienced quite a bit in those 45 years. When I said in a recent post (Mark Driscoll Says Macho Men and Dudes are the Key to the Future of the Church) that I believed we were going to see a person’s views on the …
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I’ve been splitting my mental energy between March Madness and sorting through the reading I’ve been doing on the church. If you are a newer reader you might not be totally aware of my love of college basketball. It is the only sport I follow. I follow MSU football, but I don’t follow college football. …
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I mentioned in a comment on my previous post that I had another story to link. This story comes from the site Resignation of Eve which is also the name of the book written by Jim Henderson. (I haven’t read it.) The post Oops…700 Club Reporter is Wrong Gender for Church Service includes a real …
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Paul Burleson shares his journey that changed his understanding of how the Bible teaches gender in My Theological Journey to Understanding Gender Biblically. He spent 56 years in the ministry in various pastoral and speaking capacities. Paul offers a simple overview of how the “problem” passages because clearer to him. That personal struggle and discovery …
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"For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God." Romans 8:14
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This week I received an invitation to write on a website dedicated to Christian egalitarian marriage. David and I have always had an egalitarian marriage except for a brief, depressing foray into a patriarchal period. But even though we’ve almost always had an egalitarian marriage, we never publicly called ourselves egalitarian in any way, shape …
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If you haven’t heard, John Piper made some comments last week about the masculinity of the church that has set off a firestorm online. Many people are deeply concerned and offended by some of his statements about how God views women. (Piper is the same pastor who believes a wife should stay with an abusive …
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Jon Zens has written The Body with One Part? in response to John Piper’s explanation of why women are not allowed to read Scripture or pray in the worship service at his church. Piper first says: My reason is because—not that others have to see it this way—I view that moment and that place in …
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