Diversity
The gender discussion in the church today is captured succinctly by New Testament scholar Gordon Fee in
Have you ever noticed how every day language is used to manipulate and shape rather than describe reality? Here is one example.
Promoting gender equality is crucial to combating global poverty, a point Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn make in their new book,
Sonia Sotomayor was confirmed more than one month ago, so why, you may ask, am I just now penning a blog about her historic appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court? The answer is easy -- I was scared. I was scared of offending members of the SMA community because of Justice Sotomayor's position on various hot-button issues.
Forty-six years ago, on Aug. 28, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood and gave the "I Have a Dream" speech [full video below]. And even this sentence reveals one of the fundamental struggles that continues in our nation.
In a recent post examining the biblical qualities of a leader, I considered the similarity betw
Does it seem curious to you that when the issue of leadership in the church is discussed, gender is frequently cited as a primary element to consider?