Two Perspectives

I first became aware in the early 1980’s that there were two basic perspectives within Christianity on the roles of men and women.  There is a traditional view, most often known as the complementarian view.  Broadly defined, adherents of this view believe that the...

Where Does Our Identity Come From?

President Trump recently made comments degrading people based on national origin and then followed up with statements about valuing people according to their professional usefulness. In light of these remarks, we thought it was appropriate to spend some time...

Plumb-lines Part 2

God has created a world with all sorts of diversity.  Within humanity, that diversity can be seen in gender, race, personality, culture, giftedness, age and experience.  God meant that diversity for good, and He delights in the different contributions all of these...

Plumb-lines

When I embarked upon the study of the roles of men and women in Scripture in 1984, I had a couple of concerns in view.  First, I felt acutely my own resistance to biblical submission as I had been taught. I was having personal difficulty with submission to my husband....