Women in the Military
A different perspective on the Christmas story–Luke 1 (interpreted through the OT anticipation of Mary in Judges 5). Mary had a marshal mindset in her mission.
Category: True Woman/Real Man
The deep, Biblical definition of gender difference.
The Dance of Gender
It was May, 2004. Trans was on the rise in Greenwich Village. Confronted by Deuteronomy 22:5, I had to understand why God feels so strongly re cross-dressing.
Gender is Everlasting…
The Scriptures show that that feature of us will go on forever. What does that say about the gift and our identity?
The Adulterer, Karl Barth
On this infamous anniversary, we must ask, how can someone speak good when doing evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
News from 14th Century Sienna: Life-Inspired Painting
Currently, the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art is presenting an exhibition entitled, Sienna: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350. Mary K. and I had the opportunity to visit and wonder at this picture of transformation. Brought together for the first time, the work of three artists of Sienna, Italy, shows the moment when Western painting evolved to represent naturalistic detail. …
The Glory of the Wedding Dress
Last week, my son got married. As is customary, he did not see the wedding dress until his bride appeared, walking down the aisle. The wonder lit up his face like a sunrise.
Competent to Care For (not Kill)
Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood” recalls a time of competent manhood and its play with violence. How do the two go together?
What’s the Symbol? (Review of The Genesis of Gender, Part II)
A story of deep thinker who embeds her narrative in her life situation, with room to grow.
An Important Book, Part I (Review of The Genesis of Gender, by Abigail Favale)
A thoughtful intellectual travelogue from a previous Gender Studies professor helps move the Church’s needed conversation forward.
What is a Woman? Plato Answers
The question, “What is a woman?” has been forged into our vernacular. But long before Matt Walsh, Plato answers in Timaeus. The Bible’s contrast pays reviewing.