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April 2026

April 30, 2026

Is Complementarianism Misogyny?

A friend of mine asked me this question the other day: is complementarianism misogyny? Or...

February 2026

February 13, 2026

The Myth That Fathers Shape Kids’ Faith More Than Moms

Fathers shape kids' faith more than mothers - or so a 1994 Swiss study is...

May 2025

May 27, 2025

Push for Transparency on Gender Roles in Your Church

Is there transparency on gender roles in your church? If leadership positions in your church...

June 2024

June 19, 2024

The Genesis of Patriarchy

Recently my church completed a sermon series on Genesis, with a key theme being sin’s...

March 2024

March 05, 2024

Elisabeth Elliot: Victim of “Biblical Womanhood”

Back in the late 1990s, I burned my copy of Elisabeth Elliot's Let Me Be...

February 2024

February 07, 2024

ACNA Bishops Rebuke Patriarchy Push at Mere Anglicanism

Recently I was shocked to read an email my parents forwarded me: a pastoral letter...

December 2023

December 04, 2023

What’s Up With Christian Feminism?

Is there such a thing as Christian feminism? I’ve been asked by a couple of...

October 2023

October 26, 2023

Virtue Online launches personal attack with “Talley Cross: Raving Feminist”

VIRTUE Online? When is it ever OK for Christians to mock and belittle other Christians?...

September 2023

September 19, 2023

Peace in the Strife: A Year of Blogging (Mostly) on the Patriarchy

Looking back over the past year, it’s hard to imagine a blank space in place...

July 2023

July 24, 2023

Gender Role Theology: A Slippery Slope to LGBTQ+?

I know the premise may sound crazy - gender role theology as a slippery slope...

June 2023

June 26, 2023

Mary Magdalene: Re-Imagining the Apostle to the Apostles

Why did Jesus choose Mary Magdalene to be the first preacher of the Gospel, the...

May 2023

May 30, 2023

Male Supremacy: Examining a Distortion in the Anglican Church

At the recent 2023 Global Anglican Futures Convention (GAFCon), Anglican clergy from around the world...

March 2023

March 24, 2023

Putting Off the Old Self: A Lenten Reflection

For many Christians, Lent involves putting off the old self, or giving something up to...

February 2023

February 24, 2023

White Supremacy and Complementarianism: The Disturbing Link

The Southern Baptist Convention's explusion of Saddleback Church this week, over the ordination of a...

January 2023

January 19, 2023

“Headship” in 1 Corinthians: A Source of Misunderstanding

The concept of “biblical headship,” or the idea that a man should have ultimate authority...

November 2022

November 14, 2022

Writing Women Out of the Bible: Gender Exclusive Language in the ESV

Equal in the Grammars In 1882 a woman writing in the Memphis Free Trade presented...