Receiving the Sabbath
Six days a week we wrestle with the world. On the seventh, we are invited to receive a different kind of day — a gift built into the fabric of creation itself, fulfilled in Christ, still on offer. A short reflection on rest, rhythm, and why the deepest loss of missing the Sabbath is missing the Sabbath.
Submit to One Another
Ephesians 5:22 is the most-quoted verse in this conversation — "Wives, submit to your husbands." But the verse has no verb. It borrows one from verse 21: "Submit to one another." This article works through what that grammatical detail does to the whole household code, takes seriously the strongest version of the "tie-breaker vote" argument, and finds the only place in the New Testament where Paul actually uses the word "authority" for marriage — a verse that splits it evenly between husband and wife. Article 7 in the Counterparts Not Copies series.
Let Her Learn
The most-cited verse in the women-in-ministry debate is 1 Timothy 2:12 — "I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man." This article works through the whole passage: what authentein actually means, why the confusing bits of vv. 13–15 are less prohibitive than they appear, what "a one-woman man" does and doesn't tell us about female elders. Article 6 in the Counterparts Not Copies series.
Haircuts & Head-coverings
1 Corinthians 11 and 14 are two of the most confusing passages in the New Testament — and they seem to flatly contradict each other. A look at why Paul's head-covering argument is rooted in creation rather than culture. A closer look at one Greek word that reframes the discussion. And a strong call for women to lead. Includes Appendix: a survey showing why “head” means “source” in the New Testament. Article 5 in the Counterparts Not Copies series.
Out of The Shadows | Part II: What the New Testament says about Women
What does the New Testament reveal about women in the church? Women fund Jesus' ministry, sit at His feet as disciples, and become the first witnesses to the resurrection. In Acts and the Letters, women are marked as leaders, host house churches, and teach Scripture. And in the centuries after the Apostles, widows and virgins held vetted ecclesial offices. Part Two of Out of the Shadows, the fourth article in the series on what the Bible actually says about men and women.
Out of The Shadows Part I: what the Hebrew Bible says about women
The cultures the Hebrew Bible describes were male-dominated — but the authors are often critiquing the very culture they describe. Walk through Sarah, Rahab, Deborah and Jael, Manoah's wife, Huldah, and the women Matthew refused to leave out of his genealogy, and an undercurrent of dignity comes into view. Even Judges 19 — read carefully — is the writer naming brokenness, not endorsing it. Article 3 in the series on what the Bible actually says about men and women.
The Origin Story: What the Bible says about men and women
The first four chapters of the Bible are the origin story for the whole question of men and women. Walk through Genesis 1–4 carefully and the standard answers stop matching the text. The Hebrew word for "helper" is one most often used of God Himself. The verse one before the famous curse is the first whisper of the gospel — and it lands on the woman. Article 2 in the series on what the Bible actually says.
Counterparts Not Copies
Most conversations about women in church and marriage get stuck between rigid complementarianism and flat egalitarianism. There's a third way. This is the introduction to a multi-part series on what the Bible actually says about men and women — the broad case in one place, with the deeper exegesis spreading out across the spokes that follow.
How to Read the Bible: Six Tools To Get Started
A six-page printable toolkit for reading the Bible for yourself — no Greek required. The whole Bible in seven words, three lenses to put on first, four habits that build instinct, the OIA rhythm, an observation crash-course, and a method for studying a whole book. Print one page or hand the full set to your small group.