Jesus, Paul, and the Problem with Male Headship
Male “headship” isn’t a reflection of God’s design but a mirror of sinful, self-interested humanity. We’ve mistaken Paul’s critique of dysfunctional gender roles for a command—and in doing so, the church has used his words to justify silencing and sidelining women. We’ve built a whole theology of “biblical womanhood” and “biblical manhood” on broken assumptions—assuming hierarchy where God intended partnership, and silence where God called women to speak. Maybe the problem isn’t the Bible. Maybe it’s how we’ve read it.
Paused for a Purpose: Relying on God’s Character and Accepting God’s Wisdom When He Puts Your Dreams on Hold
Do you find it hard to trust God's timing? Especially when God's timing for your life unfolds into a difficult journey with an uncertain ending.
Can You Ruin God’s Purpose for Your Life?
The story of Joseph is unique among the matriarchs and patriarchs of Genesis because, like you and me, Joseph never hears directly from God. Unlike his fathers before him, he must learn to overcome the challenges of his life without a promise from God that everything will work out ok or even that God is with him.
God’s Love Has No Final Straw
May I be more vulnerable with you than I probably ever have been before publicly? My OCD manifests itself in a particularly humiliating and isolating way for me, I have intrusive thoughts that I might abuse or harm someone. But as I explored the embrace the Compassionate Father offers to both of His children this week, my heart found freedom when I realized the father absorbs the shame of both of his children without so much as a single recriminalizing accusation. I had always imagined that if I publicly embarrassed my Father it would be the final straw. But the Compassionate Father has no final straw. You can shame Him three times over, and still, all He truly longs for is your return.