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?
Category: Asymmetry of Order
The first couple were made in a different order, resulting in an asymmetry of authority and promotion.
Encouraging Steps of the Church
In a review of the book, “Neither Complementarian nor Egalitarian,” by Michelle Lee-Barnewall, we get some of that encouragement
What Enoch Thinks, Part III: Big gender issue
In conversation with Enoch, young man at large, the college senior has seen many relationship crashes and misfires. The topic turned to gender…
Christmas in the Book of Revelation I: The Paradigm of Gender
John’s vision of Christmas in Ch. 12 of Revelation gives us how history unfolds, through the archetypes of gender.
The Wedding Night
Dating With Discernment, available where all fine subversive literature is sold, tells many stories. One of them, Connor & Violet’s wedding night, shows just how intimacy develops in a marriage.
The High Cost of Sinful Masculine Leaders
One reason many miss the beauty of what the Bible teaches are unfaithful Christian men who lead, obscuring the goodness of masculinity.
How to Avoid Marrying An Abusive Husband
Some husbands make big demands. Over time, this can become an abusive relationship. How does one distinguish mere immaturity from a lurking pattern of exploitation?
Tennyson on Relationship Building
Tennyson’s lively retelling of one of the oldest Arthurian legends, Geraint & Enid, brilliantly portrays how early marriages typically go, and how they can grow.
Finding a Firstborn (new book excerpt)
This Dating-with-Discernment book excerpt advises women daters: you want a man in whom you can invest authority. I.e., you want a guy who is able to take charge for you. Those last 2 words are important.
Presidential Failure in Masculinity
President Biden has mismanaged the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. But his resolute failure to take responsibility for error stands out. Men in relationship doing this fail in masculinity.