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Category: Submission

Problem Passages: Ephesians 5:21

What does submission mean? Does submission require a leader? Can it be mutual? The Comp and Egal debate continues.… Read More Problem Passages: Ephesians 5:21

May 18, 2013May 2, 2022 kbonikowsky8 Comments

Re-posted Rant on Unity

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 Christian. I know I had that child-like faith that saves. But, I didn’t KNOW… Read More Re-posted Rant on Unity

April 11, 2013 kbonikowsky2 Comments

Not my mother’s submission

My mother was a submissive wife. (I say was, because my father passed away 8 years ago.) When my parents were reviewed by their mission board before entering the mission field, the board told her she was “too” submissive.* And this was in the 50’s!  She believed Ephesians 5:22 was her role, and she obeyed. My… Read More Not my mother’s submission

April 27, 2012September 20, 2016 kbonikowsky6 Comments

Does Someone Have to Be in Charge? (Part 4)

Is Jesus’ submission to the Father’s authority human and temporal, or divine and eternal?… Read More Does Someone Have to Be in Charge? (Part 4)

March 17, 2012 kbonikowsky3 Comments

Lame Husband?

Here’s the situation: Joe thinks he should be something he is not. He wants to be the best at everything, but he never measures up by his standards. Some would label him insecure because he has quit trying. He quit trying not because he doesn’t think highly of himself, he quit trying because he thinks… Read More Lame Husband?

July 8, 2011July 8, 2011 kbonikowsky15 Comments

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