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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


Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church, by Nijay Gupta (Book Review)
New Testament scholar shows us the world where women lived, worked, taught, ministered, led, and risked prison and death for Jesus.

Elaine R Kelly
Jul 14, 202327 min read


Freed or Confined in Genesis: Two Fictional Tales
Two fictional tales from Genesis illustrate how underlying ideas can be incorporated into biblical stories.

Elaine R Kelly
Jul 4, 202312 min read


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


Five Facts in Creation that Free Women (Genesis 1-2)
God's perfect design in Genesis 1-2 frees women: in God's image, created with equal authority and equally blessed.

Elaine R Kelly
Jun 26, 202314 min read


How can I be an LGBTQ affirming Christian?
How to be an LGBTQ affirming Christian? Jesus acknowledges sexual diversity; Paul condemns exploitation and abuse

Elaine R Kelly
Jun 16, 202317 min read


True Doctrine Leads to Godliness, and that's not 'biblical womanhood' (Titus)
The letter to Titus does not prohibit women from being elders or church leaders. Males and females show our faith through our good works and righteousness.

Elaine R Kelly
Jun 14, 202311 min read


Scripture: Inspired by God (2 Timothy)
2 Timothy: The Spirit making women and men bold, women and men teaching one another, and inerrancy of the Bible

Elaine R Kelly
Jun 10, 202310 min read


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


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


Women, Authority and Fear in Childbirth (1 Timothy 2)
Egalitarian commentary on 1 Timothy 2: Women, Authority, and being saved through childbirth.

Elaine R Kelly
Jun 9, 202316 min read


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


Mary and Early Christian Women: Hidden Leadership by Dr Ally Kateusz (Book Review on Mother Mary)
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
Jun 1, 20235 min read


Women Leaders at the Altar; Women Silenced (Mother Mary)
Book Review: Mary and Early Christian Women: Hidden Leadership. Evidence of women leaders, including Mother Mary, serving the early church as priests and overseers.

Elaine R Kelly
May 30, 20237 min read


Mother Mary and Jesus: Mother and Son
Book Review: Mary and Early Christian Women: Hidden Leadership. Ancient records pair Mother and Son, Mary and Jesus.

Elaine R Kelly
May 28, 20237 min read


Mother Mary as High Priest and Bishop
Book Review: Mary and Early Christian Women: Hidden Leadership. Evidence of Mother Mary as a Priest and Bishop.

Elaine R Kelly
May 26, 20238 min read


Mother Mary and 4 More Woman Liturgical Leaders: Apostles, Preachers, Baptizers
Book Review: Mary and Early Christian Women: Hidden Leadership. Mother Mary and 4 more woman apostles and preachers.

Elaine R Kelly
May 25, 20237 min read


Redacting Records of Mother Mary as a Liturgical Leader
Book Review: Mary and Early Christian Women: Hidden Leadership. Ancient manuscripts were edited to cut records of Mother Mary as a liturgical leader

Elaine R Kelly
May 24, 20235 min read


Art Preserves Mother Mary as Liturgical Leader
Mary and Early Christian Women: Hidden Leadership. Book provides evidence that Mother Mary became a liturgical leader and priest. While texts were redacted, art preserves records of women preachers and leaders.

Elaine R Kelly
May 23, 20236 min read


Mary: More than a Mother. Was she a Priest?
Mary was more than the mother of Jesus. After giving birth, did this woman become a disciple, apostle, and priest? Mary and Early Christian Women: Hidden Leadership

Elaine R Kelly
May 21, 20236 min read


Stories, Sipping, and Signing Books!
What does a group of women reveal when reflecting on book club discussions of Forgotten Followers?

Elaine R Kelly
May 20, 20235 min read
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