May 17th, 2012
Some people believe that being a leader is a man’s role and that it is unfeminine for women to be leaders. Does the Bible teach that leadership is masculine?
In 1 Thessalonians chapter 2, Paul described his apostolic ministry in both maternal and paternal terms. In Numbers 11:12, Moses described his ministry in maternal terms. It seems that God does not want his people led in a purely paternal or masculine manner. [1000 words]
Tags: Biblical equality, can women be pastors, complementarian, Deborah, gender roles, Leadership, masculine and feminine leadership styles, Paul and Women, women in ministry debate
Posted in Equality and Gender Issues, Equality in Ministry | 7 Comments »
May 2nd, 2012
An argument often brought up in discussions about women in church leadership is that Jesus’ twelve apostles were all male; and because there were no females among the Twelve, this means that women cannot be church leaders.
Is this a valid argument?
Tags: apostle, can a woman be a pastor, Junia, priesthood, priesthood of all believers, Royal Priesthood
Posted in Equality and Gender Issues, Equality in Ministry | 11 Comments »
April 27th, 2012
This post by Dale Fincher looks at our value and worth; and how some of us don’t recognise how and why we are valuable.
Posted in Christian Living | 3 Comments »
April 20th, 2012
Looming deadlines are making it difficult to find time to write new posts for my website. So, instead of something new, here is a collection of some of my previously posted articles about Paul and Women. I love Paul!
Tags: A collection of articles, Biblical equality, equality, Paul and Women, women in ministry debate
Posted in Equality and Gender Issues, Equality in Ministry, Women in Ministry | 1 Comment »
April 9th, 2012
Today I found out that some Roman Catholics believe that Jesus is eternally on the cross (and eternally a baby in Mary’s arms.) What does the Bible say about this? [800 words]
Tags: at the foot of the cross, exaltation, kenosis, prayer, Roman Catholic, the Cross
Posted in Christology, Worship and Prayer | 8 Comments »
April 3rd, 2012
In this post I share a quote from Dr John T Bristow about how the early church treated slaves with equity. [500 words]
Tags: Biblical equality, Gal 3:28, slavery
Posted in Church History, Equality and Gender Issues, Equality in Ministry, Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
April 1st, 2012
In this article I take a look at the distinct differences in how women are perceived and described in the Old Testament as to how they are perceived and described in the New Testament, especially in relation to female beauty, virginity, fertility and ministry.
Does your church have a view of women that is more Old Testament than New Testament? [1000 words plus endnotes]
Tags: gender roles, Paul and Women, Sarah, women in ministry debate
Posted in Equality and Gender Issues, Equality in Marriage, Equality in Ministry | 9 Comments »
April 1st, 2012
A list of the top ten, most read, articles on this site in March.
Tags: top ten
Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
March 28th, 2012
Excerpt: Rather than spending my time and energy trying to understand hell, I am still trying to get my head around some of the amazing realities of what it is to be a loved, redeemed and adopted child of God. [300 words]
Tags: eternal life, hell, inheritance
Posted in Christian Living, Salvation and Eternal Life | 2 Comments »
