I just read an excellent post by Jonalyn Fincher. She tackles a perspective that I’ve only heard one other time. So I think it’s worth taking a look at. One of the top thing that women say they want in a man is honesty. And I believe that’s true. But… how do women react to
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God’s View of Women
…Jesus also had a group of female disciples. Luke also used a shorthand phrase to refer to them. He simply called them the Women (Luke 23:55; Acts 1:14). Interestingly, Luke used this phrase the same way that he used the Twelve. They were the Lord’s disciples also—the female counterpart to the Twelve. The Women followed
Book Review: The Resignation of Eve, Part 5 – Misinterpretations
This is a continuation of my review of the book “The Resignation of Eve” by Jim Henderson. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 As I’ve been thinking over this topic, I imagined the push-back I might receive from some people. This brought me to a revelation: When someone argues against complementarianism and says
Book Review: The Resignation of Eve, Part 4 – Reasons for Gender Bias
This is a continuation of my review of the book “The Resignation of Eve” by Jim Henderson. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Where does the belief that women must be subordinate to men come from? My distinct impression is that tradition is by far the primary reason for this belief. People use bible to
Book Review: The Resignation of Eve, Part 3 – Submission
This is a continuation of my review of the book “The Resignation of Eve” by Jim Henderson. Part 1 Part 2 There are three passages which instruct wives to submit to their husbands: Ephesians 5:21-6:9, Colossians 3:18-25, and 1 Peter 2:11-3:7. I am including whole sections rather than just individual verses, because I believe the
Book Review: The Resignation of Eve, Part 2 – Women Leaders
This is a continuation of my review of the book “The Resignation of Eve” by Jim Henderson. Click here to read Part 1. Henderson holds that the difference in views regarding the relationship of men to women comes in large part from whether one holds to a pre-Fall or post-Fall paradigm (p. 257). Part of
Book Review: The Resignation of Eve, Part 1
In “The Resignation of Eve“, Jim Henderson explores women’s opinions about women’s place in church primarily through a series of interviews. The book is in one sense a challenging one to read. The writing itself is quite accessible and the stories are easy to follow. Yet no matter one’s perspective, many of the stories shared
Friendship Between Men and Women: Sacred Friendship Gathering, Part 2
Part 1 One point of emphasis from the conference was in the need for people—Christians especially—to understand that friendships between men and women are actually possible and healthy. One single woman shared about how she had kept men at a distance in order to try and “guard her heart”. She later realized that she was
Movie Review: Tangled
Tangled is of course Disney’s adaptation of the classic fairy tale of Rapunzel. It fits right into the classic Disney animated musical style with princesses, love, villains, and a happily ever after. I’m trying to process what I think about the movie, which is the reason I’m writing this review. I felt the way they




