The western Christian obsession with ‘Biblical manhood’ and ‘Biblical womanhood’ is a silly distraction from the fact that Jesus ultimately came to teach us how to be human - loving God and loving neighbour.

John Piper: [the husband is] “Not requiring her to sin but simply hurting her, then I think she endures…” 1/

Mark Driscoll is still at it. We filmed a Christian feminist protesting in front of his AZ church. (She protested John MacArthur's, too.) She said she stopped church protesting "because there are too many people with guns at church now...I can't take the risk." 😣🇺🇲

JESUS AND JOHN WAYNE turns 5 today! open.substack.com/pub/kristindum…

Dr. Sandy Richter, professor of Old Testament and expert in ancient Near East history and culture, offers a one-hour, thirteen-minute (1:13) lecture that adds clarity to the ongoing conversation swirling around the biblical question of women in leadership. youtu.be/DoAyhSQtKR8?fe…

From a recent visit to the Harriet Tubman museum when we stopped by gas station store.🤗

From a recent visit to the Harriet Tubman museum when we stopped by gas station store.🤗

@margmowczko1 compare grave inscriptions of women in Roman world to Titus2:4b-5 "train younger women to love their husbands and love their children, to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home..., and to be submissive to their husbands..." margmowczko.com/real-titus-2-w…

Reading this, grappling with wondering where/if aspects of complementarianism might be included in the cult category? Certainly some aspects fall in line with hard core biblical patriarchy that fit the definition of cultic culture. cbeinternational.org/resource/in-go… Mimi Haddad ميمي حداد CBE International

So much of this is inspiring, just wondering if Beth would also consider a woman's calling to be a a lead pastor or preacher as part of this all? @relevantmagazine relevantmagazine.com/faith/beth-moo…

"biblical" patriarchy: "As far as (Pastor)Dale Partridge was concerned, it wasn't biblical at all for her to be working outside the home in the first place...God did not design or permit women to rule over households, let alone entire states." Blame her: rawstory.com/ken-paxton-div…

“The Bible does not teach that domestic abuse, in and of itself, is grounds for divorce.” -HB Charles He’s preaching in MacArthur’s pulpit this morning. Zero surprise that GCC is embroiled in abuse scandals. hbcharlesjr.com/resource-libra…

BREAKING: @JohnMacArthur, 86, has been hospitalized with pneumonia and may die soon, his church announced Sunday. “He was admitted into the hospital & may be in the presence of the Lord soon,” Grace Church Assoc. Pastor Tom Patton told the congregation julieroys.com/john-macarthur…

Feminist theologian MEGGAN WATTERSON July 21st/7p for launch of THE GIRL WHO BAPTIZED HERSELF, a riveting exploration of a nearly lost first-century scripture tells the story of a courageous saint named Thecla and offers us a roadmap to knowing our worth. megganwatterson.com/preorder

Praise by evangelicals who revered John MacArthur flood social media but Rick Pidcock refuses to submit. "How should we respond when someone who uses theology to promote ignorant, misogynistic, racist, power mongering authoritarianism dies?" baptistnews baptistnews.com/article/john-m…

🎥 “From writing a paper against women in ministry… to writing one for them.” In this honest moment, Nijay Gupta reflects on how his views have shifted over time, and why he now believes women must be in ministry. 👉 Watch the full webinar: seminarynow.com/pages/women-of…

"When Evans, in her twenties, began to doubt individual beliefs within the interlocking “biblical worldview,” this slowly unraveled..." patheos.com/blogs/anxiousb…

Luke 10:38-42 is a @lectionary reading for this Sunday. It recounts an occasion when Jesus stayed with Mary and Martha in their home in Bethany. I discuss these sisters and their brother here. margmowczko.com/martha-mary-an…

"...women gaining the right to vote in 1920 meant Social Gospel leaders expanded Protestants’ power at the ballot box. Many Social Gospel leaders embraced women’s suffrage because women were already leading supporters for their causes..." theconversation.com/100-years-ago-…

In our research we saw this & more unfolding: "Black Christians, especially Black women, bought the books, downloaded the devotionals, and filled arenas to hear white women evangelists promote "biblical womanhood"... submission to male authority..." open.substack.com/pub/rjweems/p/…