Simply ChurchWith a title like Jesus Feminist: An Invitation to Revisit the Bible’s View of Women, especially with the further subtitle of “Exploring God’s Radical Notion That Women Are People Too,” I expected a book that was strident and argumentative. But I was instantly won over by the welcoming and gracious, generous and vulnerable writing of Sarah Bessey.… Read More
I’ve had the incredible privilege of being part of various moves of the Holy Spirit–most recently, the simple/organic/house church movement. Right now, I’m putting considerable thought into the topic of movements. The reason: Others have encouraged me not to just sit back after publishing The Black Swan Effect: A Response to Gender Hierarchy in the… Read More
Floyd McClung is another contributor to The Black Swan Effect: A Response to Gender Hierarchy in the Church. He wrote an amazing chapter in the book about the nation-impacting women God has used throughout the world and down through history. Here’s an excerpt from his chapter: I have had the privilege of traveling in 192… Read More
I am so grateful for the guys who have contributed to The Black Swan Effect: A Response to Gender Hierarchy in the Church. The fact that they are willing to stand with us means that book won’t be perceived as written by militant feminists. It’s a prophetic statement of God’s desire for women and men… Read More
As part of some correspondence, a pastor’s wife, Kathy, wrote the following. I LOVE what she says here! My prayer is that one day, women will “champion” the men who are brave enough to come out of the “male only” leadership box. I believe that women who are free are the ones who will be… Read More
This Easter weekend commemorates the most important event in history–the death and resurrection of Jesus. We celebrate the victory Jesus accomplished for us over sin and death and the forces of darkness. The Easter story is also one where the role of women comes to the fore: A woman anointed Jesus for burial Women watched as… Read More
Sometimes my blog posts about the impact of women and men to co-laboring side by side in the Kingdom are picked up by other sites. They can attract a wealth of comments–usually favorable, sometimes disapproving of my position, and on occasion, downright antagonistic. I’ve observed a whole continuum on gender bias. It goes something like… Read More
The Verge conference was last weekend. I always look forward to spending time with good friends who make it to Austin for the conference. Neil Cole is one of the contributors to The Black Swan Effect, and he came and hung out with us at our home when the conference was over. I took the… Read More
I was at the Verge conference this past weekend, and caught up with Michael Frost, who’s one of the co-authors of The Black Swan Effect. [Tweet “The Black Swan Effect will be released on April 5th. Just 5 days to go…”] Although The Black Swan Effect is available right now on Amazon, it will help us… 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