As I learn about all the ways women around the globe are oppressed, exploited and abused, I can’t help but wonder what is wrong with humanity and how do we stop it? One key step, at least where Christianity has influence, is looking at how Jesus treated and taught about […]
Category: Jesus on Women
Not the Women You Expected
December brings us all back to the gospels to reread the narratives about the birth of Jesus. Matthew interests me because his gospel tells us about the visit of the Magi and all the troubles with King Herod. The gospel begins, however, with what some might consider the most yawn-inducing […]
Now Available: The Gentle Savior (2nd Edition)
I haven’t written a new post in a while, but for a good reason. I’m excited to announce a new edition of my women’s Bible study workbook, The Gentle Savior: Seeing Jesus through the Eyes of the Women Who Met Him. After discontinuing the relationship with my prior publisher, I […]
What Kind of Man Was Jesus?
I know I usually write about Jesus and women, but as I study the life of Jesus in the gospels, I am left with some questions about how Jesus embodied masculinity. I see that he wasn’t very competitive. He said the first shall be last and the last shall be […]
Have You Seen this Man? Part 2
I often try to imagine what it might have been like to see Jesus in the flesh back when he walked this earth — to look into his face, to feel his smile directed toward me, to speak to him, to hear him teach, laugh, actually speak to me. I […]
Have You Seen this Man? Part 1
Have you ever worried when your child was smiling and you didn’t know why? One day twenty years ago, when our older daughter Jessi was four, she and I were in the car together. She was seated in the front passenger seat next to me, when I looked over and […]
Jesus on Women – The Summary
Over the past six weeks, I have been sharing with you a series called Jesus on Women. Considering the things Jesus said about women in his ministry has expanded the understandings of God we had already gained by looking at what Jesus said to women. This final post in the […]
Jesus on Women – Part 6
Adultery and Divorce I’m going to be totally honest and tell you that I saved this topic until last in the series for a very good reason. I was hoping the extra time would bring some brilliant spiritual insight on some scriptures that confuse me. Alas, it never came. Yet, I […]
Jesus on Women – Part 5
Women in Apocalyptic Discourse In this series on the sayings of Jesus about women, we have covered instances in which Jesus used women as his story illustrations, as well as statements Jesus made specifically about widows and about women in their family roles. Last week we looked at passages in […]
Jesus on Women – Part 4
Jesus and Women v. Jewish Religious Authorities The Jewish religious leaders frequently felt threatened by the popularity of Jesus and his refusal to defer to their authority. Twice when they challenged Jesus, he used references to women in his responses. On another couple of occasions, the compassion of Jesus toward […]