March 17th, 2012
For most of my Christian life I have had the impression that Jesus lived on earth as a poor man. Lately a few verses have come to mind which make me think that Jesus was not as poor as I have previously been led to believe. [800 words]
Tags: equality, Koinonia, Martha, Mary of Bethany, poverty
Posted in Christian Living, Christology | 2 Comments »
March 11th, 2012
The gospels contain over twenty references where Jesus personally invited people to follow him. The Greek word translated as “follow” is akoloutheō. What does this word mean? [300 words]
Tags: Discipleship, follow me
Posted in Christian Living | 2 Comments »
March 10th, 2012
I’ve been busy these past few weeks and haven’t written anything worth posting, so I thought I’d post links to some of my previous articles about New Testament women who were church leaders.
Tags: A collection of articles, Paul and Women
Posted in Equality and Gender Issues, Women in Ministry | No Comments »
February 28th, 2012
A plug for my series “1 Timothy 2:12 in Context”
Tags: 1 Timothy 2:12
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February 27th, 2012
A cartoon by Robin Jones about men and women in the church.
Tags: gender discrimination, gender roles, Robin Jones, Robin Jones' Cartoons, women in ministry debate
Posted in Equality and Gender Issues, Equality in Ministry | No Comments »
February 16th, 2012
Instead of “protecting” and patronising capable and gifted Christian women, the church should be encouraging and empowering her women. The church should also be protecting the genuinely vulnerable women who really need it.
Tags: gender roles, weaker vessel, women in ministry debate
Posted in Equality and Gender Issues, Equality in Ministry | 8 Comments »
February 10th, 2012
Excerpt: God does not want us to hold back and be timid. He does not want us to hide from his presence because of fear or shame. He wants us to come to him openly and honestly; assured of our salvation and confident of our relationship with him.
Tags: Ephesians, prayer, presence
Posted in Christian Living, Worship and Prayer | 2 Comments »
February 2nd, 2012
In a few days I’ll be embarking on a project to read through the Old Testament and micro-blog about every woman I come across. Please join me on facebook or twitter. [Read More . . .]
Tags: every OT woman
Posted in Equality and Gender Issues | 4 Comments »
February 1st, 2012
A list of the top ten, most read, articles on this site in January.
Tags: top ten
Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
January 30th, 2012
A cartoon by Robin Jones about women in ministry.
Tags: gender discrimination, Robin Jones, Robin Jones' Cartoons, women in ministry debate
Posted in Equality and Gender Issues, Equality in Ministry | No Comments »
