Simply ChurchFor many years I was taught that my purpose as a wife/woman, was to be a helper for my husband. A sort of divinely appointed personal assistant to him. He was the one to take the initiative; I was there to serve him, to help him fulfill God’s vision and call on his life. If… Read More
Or should the age of chivalry be abolished? Twice over the past few weeks I’ve read from different sources that it’s somehow demeaning to a woman if a man opens the door for her or pays for her meal. In both instances, the people concerned were offended if a man held the door open for… Read More
Primal Fire: Reigniting the Church with the Five Gifts of Jesus is Neil Cole’s latest book. Disclosure: Neil is a good friend of Tony’s and mine. We’ve spent many an evening in our hot tub enjoying a glass of wine and discussing theology and church planting and putting the world to rights. I love all his… Read More
I don’t have a problem with men and women being different. I studied medicine (I’m a physician by background) and not only are we anatomically different, nearly every system in our body is different in some way. The X and Y chromosomes make an impact. We obviously have different endocrine systems (hormones), but other systems… Read More
It takes us both. So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. (Genesis 1:27) Both men and women are created in the image of God. Both men and women were used by God to save the nation of Israel in the Old… Read More
Sometimes I get really excited when people leave the church that meets in our home. Here’s an email I received this week. I just wanted to let y’all know that we have really enjoyed getting to know y’all and your church. It’s been a real joy and I’m sure we’ll still be stopping by from… Read More
Yes, that’s right. I said “feminine leader,” not “female leader.” Why is it that people expect leaders of either gender to think/look/act as though they are men? Photo Credit: anicaps le forum via Compfight cc Someone once sent me a Facebook picture saying, “I’m tired of Christian women leaders looking like men. This is how… Read More
I am excited! Two years of work, plus decades of background study, are nearly done. The Black Swan Effect is undergoing its final edits before going to the printers later this month. You readers of my blog have been my inspiration. I was totally amazed when I shifted the emphasis of this blog to include… Read More
I’m currently on vacation with Tony–staying in a house on a deserted beach in Eleuthera (Bahamas). This article about Elisabeth Elliot is a repost. “The fact that I am a woman does not make me a different kind of christian, But the fact that I am a christian does make me a different kind of… Read More
Someone recently pointed out an interesting passage to me. I think there are some good lessons to learn from it. When Moses arrived in Midian, he sat down beside a well. Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters who came as usual to draw water and fill the water troughs for their father’s flocks. But… Read More
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