Do You Cower From Girl Power? On Women in Authority (1 Timothy 2)
A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent. For centuries, this one verse has held women back from ministry. Often it is coupled with 1 Corinthians 14:33-35 for support,...
Silence is Golden, Pie is delicious: Women should be silent in the church? (1 Corinthians 14)
“Women should remain silent in the churches” For many, this phrase has been used to domineer over women and put them in their place (presumably in the kitchen, barefoot and pregnant). These people think the saying means, “Know your role and shut your pie hole!” Now, I am a...
Is there something in my hair?
Judge not lest you be judged. How many Christians does it take to screw in a light bulb? Ten, one to change the light bulb and nine to judge whether he did it right. Many of you laughed, some of you winced because the simple fact is that Christians...
Does God want us to be happy?
Jon, A friend of mine is struggling with the question “Doesn’t God just want me to be happy?” – how would you respond to that? Great question! This might surprise some people, but God is not solely concerned with whether we are happy or not at the present...
James 5:16: Another bad translation bites the dust
James 5:16b “The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” This passage might be the most misquoted English Scripture of all time (“money is the root of all evil” comes in a close second). The reason for the confusion is that it is a direct quote from...
I blog therefore I am
I used to think all bloggers were narcissistic with delusions of their own self-importance. That may yet be, but I want to throw my hat in the ring just the same. When God told me to leave the church I was attending almost three years ago, I embarked on...