Appreciating the Overlap…and Not
This month, fencer Stephanie Turner declined to face a male opponent. In response, USA Fencing made the same mistake as Serena Williams made in tennis in 1998.
Category: Asymmetries of Gender
The grand distinctions of how men and women love each other differently.
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.
Looking Back to the Law
Contrary to the idea of a progression, the apostle’s method of “looking back to the law” makes gender principles feel enduring and so needing our heeding.
Do Baby Girls Have More Cooties?
After my daughter’s birth, I asked a Hasidic mother of 7, “Why is a mother is ritually unclean for 1 week after she bears a son, but 2 weeks for a daughter?”
The Two Principles Always Active in Gender
Just as we see them side by side in the Bible, they need to be side by side in our lives, to move forward in love for Valentine’s Day.
Good Preaching
I spend a lot of time yearning for people to get the goodness of the Bible’s teaching about gender. I think, “If they could see how this works in the lives of the counter-cultural folks living it out, they would see its beauty. The lights would go on.” So I am always on the lookout for preachers or teachers who …
Women Wanted for the Whole Job
I was this week reading a theology book by a reverent, orthodox yet creative theologian for whom I have immense respect. But my esteemed teacher misspoke.
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. …
I Will Not Punish Your Daughters
The ancient prophet, Hosea, distinguishes gender in a coming judgment. One of the Bible’s passing references to asymmetry demonstrate its consistent message.
Should Women Wear Head Coverings
It is funny that Paul’s theology of gender argument hinges upon a woman’s accoutrement. But this issue of the moment became the occasion for profound teaching.