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The Women of Jesus

By Sam A. Andreades April 20, 2026 April 18, 2026 1

How important are women to the work of the gospel? And what is it with me and beer?

When A Position Against Homosexuality is Just Bigotry

By Sam A. Andreades January 10, 2018 January 10, 2018 0

A minister friend of mine told me about his recent job interview. The discussion brought out an interesting combination of views: they believed in no difference at all between women and men in taking responsibilities in a church. At the same time, they understood gayness as wrong. My friend was rightly puzzled.

What Women Should Do In Church: Three Easy and Essential Guidelines

By Sam A. Andreades July 5, 2017 July 15, 2017 0

What does Gender mean for the activities in a Christian church? Should men only be doing certain things? Are there ministries that only women should do or are there offices inappropriate for women to fill? Every church needs to decide questions like these as part of its constitution and work. The Bible gives some direction about it, but also …

What's a Real Man? What's a True Woman?

Is gender real? Does it matter in relationships? What does God think about it? So many diverse questions on peoples' lips today come down to the same thing: What does gender mean? Is it a construct of society or self-perception? Or is it a gift to foster intimacy and fruitfulness in our relationships?

This site fosters honest and thoughtful conversation about the pressing issue of gender. I write from a Christian perspective, placing great value on the Bible's wisdom about it. But just understanding the Bible's message on gender is a big job for our time, and so part of what we discuss here. We also take up questions posed by our current culture's sometimes confusing views on women & men, relationships and identity.

If you are new here, you might want to start with the Big Picture posts, Three Questions... and Want It In A Nutshell?, briefly outlining what I see as the seven main principles of gender.

The posts consist of commentary on current events, excerpts from my general book, transgenderism book, or book on dating, Biblical exposition, praise for the culture’s gender goodness and ruminations on its errors as I see them. We also welcome guest posts from gender-savvy writers.

Read, think, and join the conversation!