Who’s Winning the Gender “War?” Two Perspectives (Rachel Held Evans & John Piper)

January 13, 2012 By 63 Comments

Gender “war” might sound excessive.  Perhaps if we frame this within the broader “evangelical culture war,” then the word-choice probably makes sense.  If you’ve read this blog for any amount of time, you know that I believe that the worldwide church should “Liberate Women for Ministry.”  Honestly, the complementarian system holds back the potential for [...]

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Fatherhood, Faith, and Gender Stereotypes (Morgan Guyton)

August 5, 2011 By 18 Comments

I went to see the Tree of Life a few weekends ago after preaching a sermon on the agonizing journey Abraham took with his son Isaac up Mt. Moriah to offer him as a sacrifice. There seems an inherent emotional violence in relationships between first-born sons and their fathers. As a father and first-born son, [...]

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Liberating Women for Ministry! part 5 (Closing Thoughts)

July 22, 2010 By 16 Comments

UPDATE: I ACCIDENTALLY POSTED PART 5 BEFORE PART 4! PLEASE READ PART 4 FIRST IF YOU CAN OR GO BACK AND READ IT! This is a series about women in ministry.  I have found that in most evangelical circles, women who are in ministry do not have the same opportunities as men.  Why is this?  [...]

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Liberating Women for Ministry? part 4 (Bridging the gap from 'then' to 'now')

July 21, 2010 By 7 Comments

UPDATE: I ACCIDENTALLY POSTED PART 5 FIRST AND PART 4 SECOND. HOPEFULLY YOU READ THIS POST FIRST AND THEN MOVE ON TO PART 5. BLESSINGS! This is a series about women in ministry.  I have found that in most evangelical circles, women who are in ministry do not have the same opportunities as men.  Why [...]

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