Be Strong and Be a Man
David tells Solomon, “Be strong and be a man.” Is strength a particularly masculine quality? Does one need to be strong to be a man?
Category: Asymmetries of Gender
The grand distinctions of how men and women love each other differently.
A Hobby Lobby Conversion
A mother bravely faces an inner conflict as she prepares for her daughter’s wedding. What does the struggle reveal?
The Christmas Story: Marriage By Mission
God chose to bring the Messiah smack dab into the middle of a marriage engagement story. What on earth was He thinking in this Christmas story?
Better For Your Daughters to Know Why You Submit
The “why” of the Bible’s gender instruction is not an easy or popular topic, but the church had better keep conversing with her daughters about it.
The Church Complicit: Review of Jesus & Gender by Fitzpatrick & Schumacher
While it has its good points, this book is typical of the church’s and the culture’s current minimization of gender in relationship.
Boys Wearing Nail Polish
It is not uncommon now to see boys sporting painted nails. How do you respond? What is the conversation with your son or friend?
She was Made from Him
The Apostle Paul helps us read the Genesis 2 story to learn masculinity and femininity. One was “made from” the other, the second great asymmetry of gender.
Abortion a Crime? Prosecute the Father.
If the country comes to recognize life in the womb, then legal protection will imply penalty for taking that life. A child is always a matter of three people…
It Wasn’t Culturally Hard To Include Women
The Bible’s gender asymmetries are hard to miss. But maybe they are cultural necessities. Did God limit Israel’s priesthood to men because of cultural pressure?
Parenting is Gendered
Given that the surrounding culture is taking an increasingly pagan path, what does the Bible says Christian families should look like in contradistinction.