women and the church

Dishonor where honor is due

Post published:June 13, 2013
Post category:From: What About Women?
Post last modified:December 9, 2023

Few people mourned its passing. Few even knew that the TNIV Bible existed. Most Christians who did hear of it during its short but tempestuous life fled from it in fear.

Closeup, hand in hand: As a woman and her husband apparently walk together, her outstretched left hand and his outstretched right hand are clasped.

Love and honor go both ways

Post published:June 6, 2013
Post category:From: What About Women?
Post last modified:March 16, 2024

In a marriage that reflects God's nature and his kingdom, love and honor go both ways.

Drawing of a woman in office dress, in the background looking very small, and a man's hand in the foreground, above her, gesturing down to her.

Agreeing with dishonor

Post published:May 30, 2013
Post category:From: What About Women?
Post last modified:December 9, 2023

Like many women in the church, I had been taught to smile and accept statements that ostensibly compliment, while firmly putting me in my place.

Image from book cover, I Can Read with My Eyes Shut! by Dr. Seuss. Shows the cat in a red-and-white striped hat trying to do just that.

We think we know

Post published:February 22, 2013
Post category:From: What About Women?
Post last modified:March 15, 2024

"There are so many things you can learn about. BUT ... you'll miss the best things if you keep your eyes shut." - Dr. Seuss