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Five Facts in the Fall that Free Women (Genesis 3)
Rather than condemning Eve, Genesis 3 tells us how Satan attacked and Eve sided with God. God blessed her, gave her insight and a calling.

Elaine R Kelly
Jun 28, 202325 min read
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Five Facts in Creation that Free Women (Genesis 1-2)
God's perfect design in creation frees women: in God's image, of same Elements, an Equal Counterpart, with Equal Authority, Equally Blessed

Elaine R Kelly
Jun 26, 202312 min read
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Book Review: Mary and Early Christian Women: Hidden Leadership
Mary, the Mother of Jesus, and other early Christian Women were leaders in the Early Church; this book uncovers the evidence that was hidden.

Elaine R Kelly
May 31, 20234 min read
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Women Clergy at the Altar; Women Silenced
Evidence that women in the early church were leaders, priests, and overseers based on book Mary and Early Christian Women: Hidden Leadership

Elaine R Kelly
May 30, 20237 min read
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Mary and Jesus: Mother and Son
Ancient records pair Mother and Son, Mary and Jesus in Eucharist based on the book Mary and Early Christian Women: Hidden Leadership

Elaine R Kelly
May 28, 20236 min read
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Book Reviews: Fiction and Non Ficton
Do you read fiction or non-fiction? I read both! Christian nonfiction frames Christian fiction. Egalitarian scholarship enlightens how to portray women in the bible in ministry & leadership A few of the books I read this spring: *Junia is Not Alone by Scot McKnight, a brief #Nonfiction  affirming Junia was a female apostle, and she's not the only woman in ministry in the Bible or in church history. Scot McKnight does not so much explore Junia, but instead how the church and B

Elaine R Kelly
Apr 22, 20233 min read
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Woman this is War!
Book Review outlining why women defend gender equality in the church, and how feminism and equal rights are dismissed by the church.

Elaine R Kelly
Mar 3, 20238 min read
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Local Media Coverage for Forgotten Followers!
The Hamilton Spec, TorStar, and NewsNow gave local media coverage for Forgotten Followers, new historical fiction empowering women

Elaine R Kelly
Jan 7, 20232 min read
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Who is the seed of Abraham in God's Covenant?
What does it mean to be the seed of Abraham and Sarah? Abraham and Hagar? Can we all be children of Abraham, with the rights of his sons?

Elaine R Kelly
Nov 25, 202213 min read
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Be Macho Men: Is that how to Imitate Christ?
Being Macho Men: is that how to imitate Christ? Or is it contributing to a non-democratic Christian Nationalism

Elaine R Kelly
Oct 21, 20227 min read
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Book Review: The Evangelicals: The Struggle to Shape America
Evangelicals: the struggle to shape America

Elaine R Kelly
Aug 4, 20225 min read
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The Apostle's Sister: Book Review
The Apostle's Sister is a fictonal story of Aya, how she lived in the shadow of her brother Apostle Paul and was sidelined as a female.

Elaine R Kelly
Jun 9, 20224 min read
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Movie Review: The Jesus Film Project
The Jesus Film was one of the first resources I reviewed in preparation for writing my biblical fiction. See Media Review below. The...

Elaine R Kelly
Dec 20, 20213 min read
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Book Review: The Making of Biblical Womanhood
How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth Beth Allison Barr explains how evangelicals defined biblical womanhood

Elaine R Kelly
Nov 19, 20215 min read
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Media Review: What She Said About the Bible (Podcast about female commentators)
Review of What She Said About the Bible, a podcast about women Bible interpreters and teachers.

Elaine R Kelly
Nov 10, 20213 min read
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What happened in the Garden of Eden? (Genesis 3)
A look at what the Eden Podcast reveals about Genesis 3. What really happened between God, Adam, Eve, and the snake?

Elaine R Kelly
Nov 8, 20213 min read
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Book Review: The Female Disciples of Jesus
Author: Paul De Marco Published: 2021 (first edition 2017) 123 pages Genre: Non-fiction, Catholic Saints There is very little online about the author, Paul De Marco. He describes himself on Amazon as having a science background an d a deep interest in Christianity. Amazon Blurb: The female disciples of Jesus have largely been forgotten by historians and yet they played a crucial role in establishing the early Church despite living in a patriarchal society which was oppres

Elaine R Kelly
Nov 1, 20213 min read
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Racism in Christian Churches?
White Evangelical Racism by Anthea Butler

Elaine R Kelly
Oct 11, 20213 min read
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Book Review: Deafening
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...

Elaine R Kelly
Oct 10, 20212 min read
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Event Review: When Women Speak #WhenSheSpeaks
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

Elaine R Kelly
Sep 28, 20215 min read
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Movie Review: Mary Magdalene (2018 Movie)
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

Elaine R Kelly
Sep 26, 20214 min read
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