“Greet Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners, who are outstanding among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.”–Paul writing in Romans 16:7 This is life affirming and beautiful, I thought, as I read for the first time in my life (and after having grown up in the church) that Junia,…
Tag: Galatians 3:28
“Why The Silence?” Forgive me the Cynicism … (on Women in the Church)
I don’t know about you, but when I first read this it shocked and appalled me. During the times of Jesus, the religious leaders prayed at least three times a day and always thanked God for three specific things: Thank God that I am a Jew and not a Gentile. Thank God that I am…
{I Know What “ezer” Means — Further thoughts on being a Woman in the Church}
Sometimes people listen to me. And I think, I have a responsibility to talk about what it is like to be a woman in the Church. Sometimes people listen, so hear me, this is what I don’t understand — Why are women still oppressed? And why do (some) men not understand? Why do (some) men…
