Male and Female: One Image, One Purpose
MAR 26, 2014 | BY: MIMI HADDAD -- Have you ever wondered why, when a friend announces they’re expecting a child, your first thought is...
Oh Popularity, I Love Being Loved
DEC 28, 2013 | BY: MIMI HADDAD -- I love seeing my name in headlines. I suppose that makes me well, decidedly human. I love being...
Bible Translation Debates: The Challenge of Changing Language
Have you ever noticed how every day language is used to manipulate and shape rather than describe reality? Here is one example. I used to swim several mornings a week, and as I walked from the locker room to...
"Women Should Remain Silent"?
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Many of us were raised in churches that taught that women should be silent in the church because of the teac...
One Flesh, One Purpose, One Rank
Summer is the season of weddings! Many of us will have the pleasure of celebrating with family and friends as they join their lives as husband and wife. Though we have all enjoyed countless weddings ove...
Boys are Warriors and Girls are Princesses?
Have you ever visited your local Christian bookstore as an exercise in gender studies? Notice as you walk down the “women’s” aisle how all the books take on shades of pink and lavender. Have a ca...
Ideas Have Consequences
Plato said ideas rule the world. All action begins with an idea. Paul said, "Take every thought captive to Christ (2 Cor 10:5). "Ideas have consequences and some ideas can lead to brutal outcomes. For example,...
Is Women's Leadership in the Church a Primary Issue?
If you are concerned about the question of gender and Christian faith you have probably heard someone say, “Yes, the woman’s question is important, but it is not a ‘primary issue.’” What is at the heart of...
Celebrating Easter Reconciliation: Alive & One in Christ
As we celebrate Easter and Christ’s empty tomb, we recognize that Calvary changes everything! Through Christ’s victory over death we not only receive forgiveness for sin, but if that were not enough, integ...