I’ve not read Uncle Tom’s Cabin until this week. Shame on me. It is a monumental and courageous book. I have been meditating on how a generation of Christians justified slavery. Slavery was so entrenched in the religious culture, to NOT believe in slavery was labeled anti-biblical and secular. Liberal. On April Fools I wrote… Read More Biblical Masters and Slaves: A defense of God’s established order
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
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
Ephesians was Paul’s letter to those living in Ephesus who believed that Jesus was the son of God. Roman law ruled this region of Asia Minor. Roman religion infiltrated every aspect of life. So, to understand the background of Paul’s passage in Ephesians 5, lets look at the cultural influence of Rome on Ephesian men… Read More Ephesian Marriage
Last year, I read through The Jewish Way in Love & Marriage. Maurice Lamm teaches the traditional view of marriage, divorce, gender and family in Judaism. The book is based on the teaching of the Torah, the Jewish Codes and their interpretations through-out millennial Jewish history. My favorite chapters were “Jewish Insights into Marriage” and… Read More The Jewish Way in Love and Marriage by Maurice Lamm
Kay Bonikowsky 