Damaris, mentioned in Acts 17, is remembered, along with Dionysius the Areopagite, in Orthodox Churches on October 3rd and in the Roman Catholic Church on October 4th. New research has helped to identify her family and social position. margmowczko.com/damaris-athens…

John_Marshall Andrew Armstrong Skeletor 🧼🧽🫧 Hi John, you may have misunderstood the meaning of "husband of one wife/ wife of one husband" used 3 times in 1 Timothy. It is used as a qualification for deacons, and there were plenty of female deacons in the early church. Plenty! margmowczko.com/husband-of-one…

Some believe that "El Shaddai," a name or designation of God that is used several times in the Hebrew Bible, is feminine and that it means “the God with breasts” or something similar. Here is some information on this idea. (From my archives.) margmowczko.com/el-shaddai-bre…

#MorningPrayer Awaken us, Lord; awaken our hearts, our minds, our being, to your presence with us, and your working in our lives and in your world. Awaken us to the flow of your love, to the working of your grace, to your call upon us to build peace and establish justice for all.

John Piper and Wayne Grudem explain away mutual submission in Ephesians 5:21, but have persistently emphasised wifely submission in Ephesians 5:22-24. I look at their arguments against mutual submission in my latest blog post. margmowczko.com/ephesians-521-…

“[John] Piper and [Wayne] Grudem have made Paul’s words in Ephesians 5:21 about authority. The ideas of male authority and female submission are at the heart of their brand of complementarianism. But Paul didn’t think this way ... /1

Ashitaka Institute Lisa Marissa Franks Burt Pacific Intent Samuel Sey Philip B. Payne 1. Paul didn't use the word "authority," or a word that refers to normal or healthy authority, in 1 Timothy 2:12. margmowczko.com/authentein-bad… 1/2

In Genesis 3:16b, God says to the woman, "... your teshuqah will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.” I've looked at teshuqah here. margmowczko.com/teshuqah-desir…

When we see how the Hebrew word "ezer" is used in the Bible, including how it's used in names, we see that being an ezer is not a gender role. And it is in no way an especially feminine role. margmowczko.com/ezer-gender-ro…

Ashitaka Institute Lisa Marissa Franks Burt Pacific Intent Samuel Sey Philip B. Payne There are two social contexts, or two distinct social concerns, behind 1 Corinthians 11:2-16. Gender hierarchy ("order") was a concession for the sake of respectability and reputation. Mutuality is the ideal *within* the community of believers. margmowczko.com/judith-gundry-…

Ashitaka Institute Lisa Marissa Franks Burt Pacific Intent Samuel Sey Philip B. Payne Since you mentioned "nature." margmowczko.com/nature-teach-h…

I've been reading about Drusilla (Acts 24:24), a great-granddaughter of Herod I. She divorced her first husband in order to marry Felix. I've added a short paragraph about her in my article looking at the historical context of Jesus's teaching on divorce. margmowczko.com/jesus-divorce/

I've started reading Luke's Gospel, and I was reminded that Elizabeth speaks three times in Luke 1. Each time, her words reveal that she had an accurate understanding of what was happening. She had a prophetic voice as well as a prophetic son. margmowczko.com/elizabeth-bibl…

Anthony Albanese’s purple tie. ✅

The Vulgate translates the Hebrew phrase ezer kenegdo using a Latin adjective that means "similar to, like, resembling, of the same kind." "A help(er) similar to him" sounds better than "a helper suitable for him" (NIV) or "an help meet for him" (KJV). margmowczko.com/kenegdo-meet-s…