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Virgin Mary, Brave and Bold
Mary, brave and bold, consented to risk her life, to face accusations of adultery, to risk her marriage, to boldly consent to God's plan.

Elaine R Kelly
Dec 15, 20233 min read
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Fresh Perspectives from Fiction Give Freedom
Fiction set in biblical times can give fresh perspectives and freedom. Forgotten Followers from Broken to Bold is a biblical fiction showing women who feel forgotten and broken. How can they heal and find hope?

Elaine R Kelly
Jul 26, 20232 min read
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From Prostitutes to Priests: How We Imagine Women Matters (CBE)
For centuries, art and theology have shown women as prostitutes and neglected women's history as priests. How we imagine women matters.

Elaine R Kelly
Jul 20, 20234 min read
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True Doctrine Leads to Godliness (Titus)
Does the letter to Titus limit women as elders, ministry leaders, working in business or the public? No.

Elaine R Kelly
Jun 14, 202310 min read
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Righteous Church Officers (1 Timothy 5-6)
Can both women and men be paid church officers? Paul says yes.

Elaine R Kelly
Jun 9, 202313 min read
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Qualifications of a Church Leader (1 Timothy 3-4)
Do the qualifications to be a church leader say anything to restrict women in leadership? No.

Elaine R Kelly
Jun 9, 20236 min read
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The Bible Affirms All People (1 Timothy 1)
1 Timothy 1 affirms all people and tells believers to stop exploiting others.

Elaine R Kelly
Jun 7, 202314 min read
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Step into Scripture: Do You Imagine Yourself in Bible Stories?
When you yourself in Bible stories you experience God. It's a form of prayer. Biblical fiction puts you in the shoes of women of the Bible.

Elaine R Kelly
May 3, 20235 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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Deconstructing or Destroying?
Is Deconstructing faith giving you a stronger foundation or destroying your beliefs?

Elaine R Kelly
Apr 7, 20226 min read
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What do you believe, and What do those hashtags mean?
Elaine R Kelly, Author writes to empower women as equals and affirming LGBT: what does she believe?

Elaine R Kelly
Nov 29, 20218 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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History: Racist Church Histories as Different as Black and White
Christian history shows Racism; Historic records are as different as black and white.

Elaine R Kelly
Oct 15, 20214 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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Should Women Preach and Teach? Argula Von Grumbach
Find out about a woman preaching in the 1500s using Biblical commands to defend her speech.

Elaine R Kelly
Sep 16, 20213 min read
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Who am I to Speak?
Who am I to Speak? Did Moses have qualifications to lead? No, God led through Moses.

Elaine R Kelly
Sep 12, 20212 min read
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Is Passive Voice Passé? Is Active Voice More Powerful?
When, why, and how to move from the Passive voice to the more powerful Active voice when editing your writing.

Elaine R Kelly
Sep 9, 20212 min read
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Do whatever God calls you to do!
Empowering women to follow their call

Elaine R Kelly
Sep 7, 20212 min read
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Eight tips for Eight Months of Editing
Edit and rewrite. Photo: https://www.pexels.com/photo/rewrite-edit-text-on-a-typewriter-3631711/ I am so pleased to have my blog published by Charlotte Readers Community Voices! It tells my story of editing for eight months and gives eight tips for those of you who want to know what to look at in your editing. Thank you to Tessa Afshar for posting the idea to submit a blog to this forum! #writerslife #WritingCommunity #womensupportingwomen #womanauthor #womensfictionauth

Elaine R Kelly
Aug 31, 20214 min read
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Should Women Preach and Teach? Grimke sisters
Sisters Angelina and Sarah Grimke were Christian women who spoke against slavery and for an equal voice.

Elaine R Kelly
Aug 21, 20212 min read
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