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?”
Category: Equality
Both genders equally in the Image of God
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.
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.
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.
Send out the Young Women to Speak Loudly
Last week the Afghanistan Taliban said that women may not speak in public. But, in the Bible, Wisdom’s young women speak loudly from the town’s highest places.
A Woman’s Bold Demand…
What a thing to say to Jesus. Who would be forward enough to command the Lord to act? Who comes to him with, not a request, not a petition, but an instruction?
How Media Made It Up (Review of Subverted, by Sue Ellen Browder)
The machinations of media that helped women embrace a culture of cohabitation and abortion, Browder’s autobiography is a journey of worldview change.
Jael Rides Again
A modern day story in the Hamas Massacre that brings a Biblical character back to life.
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?
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?