This isn’t a Bible post, its a reflection. Beware, lots of CAPS and bolds. Graceful Election Have you ever had a shift of purpose? A time when your actions didn’t change, but YOU did? And then it seems EVERYTHING changes? When I was in college, I had one of these shifts. I was raised a… Read More Women in the Text: Reflections on Submission
This week, my husband and I discussed my writing on gender and gospel. My husband was honest with me. He is wary of my recent outspokenness. Mainly because of the loaded labeling that comes with speaking up. “Feminist.” It implies more than fits me. I agreed with him. In fact, I listed this reason for… Read More Women in the Text: Loaded Labels
Deborah is one of seven prophetesses in the history of the Jewish people. Judaism lists them as Sarah, Miriam, Deborah, Hannah, Abigail, Huldah, and Esther. An Old Testament prophet is one who speaks for God. A Deliverer In Deborah’s time, the clans of Israel lived independently throughout Canaan. They had no king to unify them;… Read More Women in the Text: Deborah
Protestants differ with Catholics on Mary. Catholics have revered her as the mediator to Jesus. They have elevated her as perfect, without sin. Many Protestants claim the Catholic worship of Mary has roots in the worship of Artemis, who is the Roman Diana. Protestants have blamed Catholicism for syncretism in blending a female counterpart to… Read More Women in the Text: Virgin Mary
I’m a big geek when it comes to Bible history. I spent an hour this morning pouring over genealogies because I wanted a visual representation of how close Moses was to Adam. Of course Adam and Moses are separated by thousands of years, but in terms of people who knew their grandparents, they are separated… Read More Thinking about how we know
Kay Bonikowsky 