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Does The Bible Teach Gender Roles? (Ephesians)
Paul's letter to the Ephesians is debated for apparently putting males above females. But it's about unity, not hierarchy.

Elaine R Kelly
Jul 25, 202236 min read


Dirty Laundry in the Church and What to Do About It
Sexual abuse, financial greed, and anti-gay agendas are the dirty laundry of the Christian church. What can we do?

Elaine R Kelly
May 30, 202214 min read


Impostor! When Racism Means Hiding Who You Really Are
What is Impostor Syndrome? It can mean hiding who you really are because of racism around you. Imagine Racial Impostor Syndrome in Jesus's day.

Elaine R Kelly
Apr 24, 20225 min read


Do the Gospels conflict in the Timing of the Last Supper?
While the church celebrates The Last Supper on a Thursday, Gospel accounts could show it on a Wednesday!

Elaine R Kelly
Apr 12, 20226 min read


Deconstructing or Destroying?
Is Deconstructing faith giving you a stronger foundation or destroying your beliefs?

Elaine R Kelly
Apr 7, 20226 min read


Sequence of Resurrection Appearances
Chart showing sequence of resurrection appearances by various different passages. When are women included? excluded?

Elaine R Kelly
Apr 7, 202212 min read


Were Women at the Last Supper?
A look at images of the Last Supper, how your view changes when art shows women in the Bible at the Last Supper.

Elaine R Kelly
Apr 2, 20229 min read


Jesus called the Marginalized as Disciples: The Twin, the Terrorist, and the Tax Collector
Jesus chose marginalized people as Disciples

Elaine R Kelly
Mar 16, 20224 min read


Mary of Clopas and Mary of Nazareth
Who is Mary of Clopas (Cleophas)? Is she related to Jesus's mother Mary? Who are Jesus's siblings? Which James is which?

Elaine R Kelly
Dec 18, 202110 min read


Is your Novel Biblical?
How to confirm if a biblical fiction is in fact consistent with the Bible when it is not consistent with patriarchal church teaching.

Elaine R Kelly
Dec 9, 20214 min read


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


Something Beautiful: Freedom (Christian feminism: Corinthians, Galatians, Colossians, 1 Timothy, 1 Peter)
Christian feminism is simply freedom, and it is something beautiful. If you enjoy your freedom, you might appreciate how others need equal freedom.

Elaine R Kelly
Oct 30, 202111 min read


Is the to Call Love One Another a Call for Equality?
Love one another, serve one another, teach one another', are all calling for mutual respect and gender equality.

Elaine R Kelly
Oct 29, 20216 min read


Where Does the Bible say Women are Equal to Men?
Does the Bible say women are equal to men? Check these Bible references endorsing full equal rights and freedoms.

Elaine R Kelly
Oct 27, 20218 min read


Mary of Clopas: The Other Disciple on the Road
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?

Elaine R Kelly
Oct 21, 20215 min read


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

Elaine R Kelly
Oct 2, 20217 min read


What Gives a Woman Worth? What Makes Her Worthy?
The Bible says a woman's worth is based on her spirit, not on having children. God loves us. Infertility is not a curse. .

Elaine R Kelly
Sep 17, 20215 min read


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


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


How Many Women are in the Gospels?
How many women are in the Gospels? 35. Meet all of them in the biblical fiction Forgotten Followers from Broken to Bold Book 1

Elaine R Kelly
Aug 18, 20216 min read


Cast of Characters: Twelve women disciples, patrons, and apostles (Mary of Clopas, Mother Mary, Mary Magdalene, Martha & Mary, Joanna, Susannah, and more)
Get to know twelve women who were disciples, patrons, and apostles of Jesus, and biblical references and traditions about them. They come to life in my fiction: Forgotten Followers: From Broken to Bold

Elaine R Kelly
Aug 4, 202125 min read
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