Update October 2025 – I published this post in October 2016. It has been nine years and my views on this topic have continued to grow and deepen. My views on other things in this post have also changed. If I were to write this post now, I would write parts of it differently. But …
"...examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so..." Acts 17
Perhaps we have turned a tiny corner over the past year. In one week, two different Neo-Reformed Complementarian websites had posts about the importance of women studying theology. They were even affirming of women studying theology (albeit with many caveats and subtle warnings). Women Studying Theology The first I saw was on John Piper’s Desiring …
There are many Christian men and women who believe the Bible and desire to live a life pleasing to the Lord who reject the idea that the Lord created men to be “over” women. From the article linked at the end: I have the privilege of knowing many Christian women who love Jesus, believe the …
Do Christian women really want patriarchy? Do they even realize what they are promoting? From the article linked below: In patriarchal societies, the male head of the family had absolute power over the dependent females of his family, both legal and economic. In patriarchal households, a man’s subordination to his father was temporary; it lasted …
Marg Mowczko discusses a Matt Chandler conversation with John Piper in which Chandler emphasizes he teaches the men. Marg asks if this is how Jesus approached His ministry in the article linked below. The statement that concerned me most is what Matt said at 37:33-48. Here Matt states unequivocally, “I teach to men . . …
If you aren’t familiar with Katharine Bushnell, she lived from 1855 to 1946 and spent much of her life in service to women in great need. A PDF timeline of her life gives an overview of her great love for women in prostitution and other horrific circumstances. Katharine Bushnell and God’s Word to Women A …
