Today's post is written by my wonderful friend and former seminary classmate, Lauren Januzik. Lauren is an incredible writer, preacher, and pastor. She currently works at Tyndale House Publishing where she works closely with the Nueva Traducción Viviente, the sister translation to the NLT. I'm delighted to share this piece of hers on female friendship for Women’s History Month. It’s not …
Celebrating Women
Happy International Women’s Day! Today I’m celebrating all of the women who’ve made me who I am today. My mom, sister, aunts, grandmothers, and great grandmothers. My friends, former professors, and pastor. The women who create my favorite podcasts, write my favorite books, and produce my favorite shows and movies. Women who have literally made history by giving us opportunities, rights, and …
Top Books by Women Across the Genres
I want to apologize from the outset for my omission of fiction. So sorry! Fiction is valuable and I want to read more of it. However, I tend to gravitate towards non-fiction, and I'm a slow reader who's still recovering from grad school! That being said, I have read a lot of books by women and about women, especially pertaining to their place and value in the church. These are some of the books …
Listening to Women in the Church: Throughout Time and Today
Theology Matters When we think about women in the church we need to think about our explicit and implicit theologies. Robert Schreiter says explicit theologies are found in places like our doctrinal statements or the sermons we preach. Implicit theologies often go unnoticed. They are the hidden beliefs of those in the congregation that may be expressed in a passing conversation or underlying …
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A Queen’s Gambit: God Isn’t Afraid of Women
This post is written by my friend and former seminary classmate, Zach Adams! Zach is a youth pastor, husband to Victory, and life-long learner. His main area of interest is Old Testament studies, specifically how land is portrayed in the OT. I'm thrilled to share his insightful words on Esther here. The book of Esther is about a young asparagus who slowly rises in life to become a powerful …
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Mary Was Trustworthy
As I read Amy Peeler’s wonderful words in Women and the Gender of God, my eyes keep getting caught on this one: “trustworthy.” This word is used of God, but Dr. Peeler specifically uses it to describe Mary. She calls Mary a “trustworthy proclaimer” and “one who speaks truly about God.” I’ve had to pause at how simple yet stunning these words are. Especially when, over and over again, the …