Scorn for Women in Leadership – Is it the Church’s Fault?

Earlier in the week, I came across an article that examines the attitudes toward women who choose to run as candidates in Presidential campaigns. I found the issues uncomfortably similar to the patriarchal and misinterpreted attitudes that many in the church deem “Biblical.” The CNN piece takes a look across political lines at how prominent […]

The First Witnesses to the Resurrection & Gender Equity in the Church

This week, celebrating the Resurrection should remind us all of the liberating power of the Gospel. I am saddened when I hear stories of those who use the name of Jesus to maintain power over others. It is distressing to contemplate how the empty tomb, that should offer freedom to everyone, has been miscommunicated and […]