Women in the Body of Christ

It is easy for us to stay comfortable in our own beliefs and convictions on secondary matters of the faith. The certainty of our denomination’s doctrines brings us a measure of ease and security. We can put those parts of our faith on automatic pilot and not be bothered to think about them again. Knowing …

One of the things I’ve never been able to reconcile about the complementarian position is how frequently one thing is preached or taught and another is lived out. I honestly don’t think most complementarians mean to be inconsistent. I think it comes from trying to make it all work in the church, the culture, and …

There was a period several years ago when David and I were immersed in the topic of women in the church as there were people deliberately and systematically trying to deny my freedom and ability to use my gifts. We eventually worked out what we needed to for the situations we were in and moved …

Update April 2026: I have left this as originally written. We were members of this church for a few years. We moved and it worked out well because the church started embracing social justice issues while we were there. We no longer attend a Reformed church. Last week David and I told our pastor that …

If you’ve read here any length of time, you know that I am unwilling and unable at this juncture to label myself as either a complementarian or an egalitarian when it comes to women. I won’t get into all the whys and wherefores at this point. But I did want to share an interesting website …

I blog about the things I think about. And based on some of my recent entries I’m sure it has been obvious that I’ve been thinking about the role of women in the church. Katy asked me if I would share a bit more about this and so I’m going to. The Role of Women …