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Why LGBTQ characters in a Novel of the Early Church?
Fact and fiction basis to affirm LGBTQ characters in a novel of the early church

Elaine R Kelly
Apr 3, 20248 min read
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Female Founders in Charismatic Churches
The charismatic movement had Female founders of churches, so why were women later limited in their ministries? Find out here.

Elaine R Kelly
Feb 29, 20247 min read
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Seeing is Believing
Beth Allison Barr gives a defence of women in ministry and a whole way of looking at the female half of the population.

Elaine R Kelly
Feb 15, 20243 min read
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Sex and Morality in Corinth (2) 1 Corinthians 5-7
Let's look at 1 Corinthians 5-7 on sex, marriage, divorce, lawsuits, morality, and defining LGBTQ affirming.

Elaine R Kelly
Dec 28, 202324 min read
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What's Going on in Corinth? (1) 1 Corinthians 1-4
Introduction to 1 Corinthians, chapters 1-4 and giving egalitarian Christian reflections.

Elaine R Kelly
Dec 27, 20239 min read
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Unwrapping the Unexpected!
Unwrapping the cover of my upcoming historical fiction Because She Was Called From Broken to Bold Book 2 A novel of the early church.

Elaine R Kelly
Dec 15, 20235 min read
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How Many Women are in the Bible?
How many women are in the New Testament? I count 35 in the Gospels and more women in the New Testament. Get to know the women in the Bible!

Elaine R Kelly
Nov 20, 20236 min read
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Behind the Story: Elaine Kelly Interview
Summary of my biblical fiction author interview video on Behind The Story: writing journey, female disciples, and surprises about me!

Elaine R Kelly
Oct 16, 20234 min read
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5 Things Art Shows About What Society Values
Five Things Art Shows about What Society Values: Men and Masculinity

Elaine R Kelly
Sep 28, 20238 min read
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Yay Book Clubs!
Book clubs are a great way to share insights on what you have read, to connect books to the way you have lived.

Elaine R Kelly
Sep 24, 20233 min read
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Book Birthday Bash - Writer's Update September 2023
Celebrating the one-year book birthday for Forgotten Followers from Broken to Bold. Special gift, award, and new price announcements.

Elaine R Kelly
Sep 8, 20236 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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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
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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
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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 Genesis 1-2 frees women: in God's image, created with equal authority and equally blessed.

Elaine R Kelly
Jun 26, 202313 min read
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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
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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
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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 9, 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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