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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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5 Ways to Make Christian Fiction Better (CIPA)
Do you like Christian Fiction? Let's look at why or why not and 5 ways to make it better.

Elaine R Kelly
Oct 26, 20237 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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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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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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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
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 19, 20235 min read
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