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Love one another, serve one another, teach one another', are all calling for mutual respect and gender equality.

Check these Bible references endorsing full equal freedoms regardless of gender. Egalitarian Christians encourage mutuality amog believers.

Clopas may have been with his wife when the risen Jesus appeared to them on the road to Emmaus. Art impacts our view of who was with Clopas.

Was Mary of Clopas the other disciple with Clopas on the road to Emmaus, one of the first witnesses to the risen Jesus? Does art inform us?

Christian history shows Racism; Historic records are as different as black and white.

Let's look at Gatekeepers vs freedom; how gatekeepers assume authority that limits the freedom and authority of others.

Some gatekeepers in churches stop women in ministry; other men facilitate and actively open the way for woman leaders.

What is a gatekeeper? Who is the gate? Who opens the gate and who closes it?

White Evangelical Racism by Anthea Butler

Even if you cannot hear with your ears, you can hear the message of hope in the face of trials! The sounds of war can be deafening, but...

A personal example of an unordained laywoman preaching

Holy Trinity as three equal persons vs Jesus as being eternally subordinate. How a hierarchal view of the Trinity subordinates women.

Feminism is the advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes. It is not new.

I am reflecting on the September 27th online event "When Women Speak: A conversation with Anthea Butler, Kristin Kobes Du Mez and Beth Allison Barr, moderated by Melissa Borja. I appreciated the opportunity to hear directly from Christian women who have researched and written extensively on topics that affect women's roles in marriages, churches, and society. Their non-fiction research applies to my fiction novel, Forgotten Followers: from Broken to Bold. My novel shows

When did churches begin to ordain women as preachers and pastors? Find out about what early women ministers did!

Mary Magdalene Director: Garth Davis Producers: Iain Canning, Emilie Sherman, Liz Watts Starring: Rooney Mara, Joaquin Phoenix Release date: 2018 (UK) 2019 (US) Genre: Biblical Fiction; Historical fiction, Christian history Media Review: I am reflecting on some of the books and media I have reviewed as part of my research into the various views of the life and times of Jesus and his followers. Mary Magdalene is a two-hour movie available on Amazon Prime, Netflix, and cli

Yes! In Bible times, Medieval times, and today! Katharina Schutz Zell (1497-1562) wrote, taught, preached and lived her faith. She was a lay preacher (unordained) at the time of the Protestant Reformation. The Reformation began on October 31, 1517, when Martin Luther posted his theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. At the time, they were hoping to reform the Catholic church, not break away into various protesting (Protestant) churches. Born in S

Mary the mother of Jesus and Mary of Clopas: were they sisters in law? How did they survive financially?

The Bible tells us that women supported Jesus from their personal means. Let's look at ancient inheritance and property ownership rights of women, and how women may have become the financial supporters of Jesus' ministry. Canadian money The ancient Israelites started with a law that landholdings would only pass from father to son. If a man died without a will, the first-born son succeeded in the control of the family property. Where there was no son, the man could appoin

Book Review: The Magdalene Gospel presents short fictional reflections from women who knew Jesus.

Sisters Angelina and Sarah Grimke were Christian women who spoke against slavery and for an equal voice.