The War Brides of Deuteronomy
You could hear a pin drop after reading this passage, what my wife calls a pew-gripper. We were going through Deuteronomy…
Category: Biblical Exegesis
These posts involve looking more closely at a Biblical passage to understand its meaning
The Cosmic Meaning of the Prudent Wife
“I only chose to buy one pot,” proclaimed my wife, assessing her shopping trip. To set up our new life, we face the immigrant’s wall of opposition.
That’s Just the Way that Men and Women Are
You’ve often heard, “That’s just the way women are,” and “Men are just like that.” Does the Bible ever engage in that kind of talk? What do you think?
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?
Metamorphosis -The Character of the Christian Life
What makes a life Christian? What marks a soul entangled with the Divine through Jesus Christ? This word stands out as a defining characteristic.
Man and Woman Make a Mission
The Bible shows God calling men and women together in mission. In spiritual work, we see a representational leadership of man and a critical enactment of woman.
The New Testament Pronatalism
The Mifepristone Abortion Pill reveals a culture running contrary the New Testament’s exaltation of childbearing, through which salvation continues to unfold.
The Forgotten Purpose
A Prime Purpose God created gender for intimacy, to bring people together. He also created it for fruitfulness, to make more God-imaging life. As teacher Christopher West reminds us, the root of the word itself is about generation. Quoting from his book: “The root “gen” from which we get words like generous, generate, genesis, genetics, genealogy, progeny, gender, and genitals—means …
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.
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.