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....

The Beginning of Us All: Eve in His Image!

We began last week to talk about the story of creation set forth in the Bible; a story of our world created intentionally by God (https://www.renewingeve.com/the-beginning-of-us-all-a-series-of-meditations-on-genesis/.  In this story, our God made everything according...

The Power of Listening

Verses from James 1 19 My dear brothers and sisters, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,20 for human anger does not accomplish God’s righteousness.  26 If anyone thinks he is religious without controlling his...

Pride and Pregnancy

By Ruth Burke The birth of my third child changed my life. It would be nice to follow that statement with some lovely thoughts about what a blessing children are, and how wonderful it is to be mother. While it is true that my children are a blessing and being a mother...

Women are Life-givers

By Debbie Boyce “The man named his wife Eve because she was the mother of all the living” (Genesis 3:20).   Women are life-givers. What do I mean by that?  Not that we can create life – only God can create life.  However, humans were designed to do some amazing...