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You want me to put what on my head?
K. P. Yohannan, the founder of Gospel for Asia, tells this story:
Yohannan | I know of a man from India who was traveling in the United States and had an interesting encounter at a church. As he walked in, an older woman gestured to his head and said, “You are going into the worship service; you need to take that thing off your head.” He had...
Saturday, September 27, 2014
A Rather Boring "Brief" on a Rather Controversial Topic (Part 3 of 4)
Josiah Driver
3:36 PM
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In church leadership
1 Timothy 2:8-15 | Therefore, I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or argument. Also, the women are to dress themselves in modest clothing, with decency and good sense, not with elaborate hairstyles, gold, pearls, or expensive apparel, but with good works, as is proper for women who affirm that they worship God. A woman...
A Rather Boring "Brief" on a Rather Controversial Topic (Part 2 of 4)
Josiah Driver
3:33 PM
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What about female ministry?
Whoa. Before you go any further, dude, what about all the fine examples of women leaders in the Bible? Or did you just miss them while reading through your thick, male-focused glasses?
I know it’s a strawman, but I think there are three implications in the previous question that are revealing:
First, nobody is saying that there are no women in the...
A Rather Boring "Brief" on a Rather Controversial Topic (Part 1 of 4)
Josiah Driver
3:27 PM
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I’m not meant to just stay quiet, I’m meant to be a lion.
Whatever popular Christian artist Francesca Battistelli meant by these lyrics, they find themselves a decent indicator of culture’s popular perspective on women. Many women, Christian women, are asking: Why should I be quiet? Why shouldn’t I give my gender a voice? Hasn’t God made me to roar?
I sympathize with these questions—yet I cringe...
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