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: Biblical Exegesis
These posts involve looking more closely at a Biblical passage to understand its meaning
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?
The Really Upsetting Thing about the Respect for Marriage Act
This week, with great celebration, President Biden signed the “Respect for Marriage” Act, seeking to normalize monogendered unions. That is not the scary part.
Does the Old Testament Endorse Polygamy?
Does God wink at the Old Testament guys He liked, like Abraham and David, when they took multiple wives? Is this Exhibit A of the Bible’s patriarchal misogyny?
Are Fathers Needed?
The Apostle Paul and the Prophet Malachi single out fathers as the lynchpin of family well-being. Let Father’s Day renew this sacred task.
Does Paul Tell Women to Refuse Head Coverings?
A scholar seeks to circumvent the the famous text affirming gender asymmetry by claiming it is just Paul quoting his adversaries. Does the argument hold up?
Does Paul say, “Act like a man!” to the Corinthians?
In the English Standard Version (ESV) of 1Corinthians 16, the apostle commands the church to be strong, to stand firm, to “act like a man!” Is that accurate?
Is Gender in Every Passage of the Bible?
In a book that begins w/the creation of gender, ends w/a wedding and fills the in-between w/how males & females are to be His image, gender is going to come up.
Christmas in Revelation III – When the Love of Many Grows Cold
Let us keep on with intergendered love because thus our redemption has been worked.
Christmas in the Book of Revelation II -An Enduring Paradigm
Revelation 12’s great sign of how history unfolds, shows the paradigm of gender in bringing redemption.