Why is communion in a Baptist church (or similar Protestant church) like a funeral? This was the question posed to me by my daughter. She made the observation that if people were passing by outside the church and could hear the music, they would think it was a funeral going on. Why is a Baptist …
If you’ve spent any time reading or watching content critiquing Calvinism, then you have certainly noticed the intensity of its defenders. The comment sections of YouTube videos, blog posts, and social media statuses are filled with Calvinists who relentlessly push back. The core of their argument is often that anyone who disagrees with Calvinism simply …
I recently left a comment on a YouTube video that I also wanted to put in a post. Jon Harris’ video Deracination, Q & A on Woman’s Roles delved into the following topics. There is a reason Jon is discussing these topics. There is a growing group of younger and middle aged men in …
Rachel Miller wrote The Piper Scale of Female Leadership in which she likened John Piper’s views on a woman’s influence and leadership to the Pritchard’s Poetry Scale from Dead Poet’s Society. If you aren’t familiar with the reference to Dead Poet’s Society, I’ve included a clip here at the end of the post. Recently I …
Several years ago, Wayne Grudem wrote But What Should Women Do In The Church? It went massively viral and was discussed at length. I found a copy in the Wayback Machine and have copied it here so it is not lost. I’ve tried to retain the original formatting as much as possible. As I’ve been …
I mentioned a few times over the past several weeks that I was thinking of taking up the topic of women in the church again here on my blog. I once had another website named A Woman’s Freedom in Christ. I wrote on it for a number of years, but finally closed it down when …
As I’ve been preparing to republish a large archive of posts about women in the body of Christ this week, I came across one that is a collection of quotes about women from Christian leaders throughout history. Some go back to what we call the early church fathers. Others are from this century. And then …
