After exploring the Gospels and discovering Jesus as a “gentle Savior” in his interactions with women, we follow Jesus to the region of Tyre where he speaks with a Gentile (“Syrophoenician” or “Canaanite”) woman. On first reading our whole case goes out the window. What is it with this whole […]
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Losing Her Life and Finding It
The disciple Joanna was the topic of a post here a few months ago. I’ve learned so much more about her since then, and I’m excited to share with you the rest of the story. All the credit for this background goes to scholar Richard Baukham.* First, let’s review what […]
The Women Disciples — There’s More!
In this post we will look in more depth at the presence of the women disciples toward the end of Luke’s Gospel and consider their significance. We’re following up on a previous post, “Jesus and His Traveling Disciplettes,” which explored the way Luke’s Gospel places women as a regular presence […]
Looking Like Jesus
I’m a little off topic this week, but I’m excited about something new I learned and wanted to share it! This may not be a new story to you, but I recently learned it about in vivid detail when my daughter shared with me her copy of The Rise of […]
Sisters in Christ – Part 4
So Much More than Friends Fifth grade will always live in infamy in my memory as a year of friendship failure. The teacher had handpicked seven of us from his fourth-grade class to return as fifth graders in an experimental split-grade classroom: four boys and three girls off in a […]
Sisters in Christ – Part 3
WWJD and Our Sister Relationships For the past decade or so I have worked with a professor who greatly admires Jim, a former dean of our school. When this professor finds himself in a complex professional situation, he tells me he asks himself, “What would Jim do?” There’s an ornery […]
Sisters in Christ – Part 2
Jesus and Sisters Ladies, when is the last time you turned to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John for guidance on building stronger connections with Madelyn, Maia, Lakeesha, and Joan? In the past, I would never have expected to glean anything from the Gospels that would help strengthen my relationships with […]
Sisters in Christ: New Series Begins Today!
Happy New Year, Dear Readers! I hope you each had a very merry Christmas and enjoyed blessed time with family and friends. I took a little break from the blog during most of December to prepare for the holidays and devote my time to my family while they were all […]
Being Jesus on Facebook
Whenever I read the Gospels, and especially when I read about the ways Jesus interacted with women, I am challenged to reconsider my own daily interactions with women. They are too often inconsistent with the example Jesus set. Today, I reflected on being like Jesus in my presence on Facebook. […]
Nonprofits Helping Women and Children
“Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” (Matthew 25:40) The end of the year often means that lots of us are thinking about charitable giving, and I wanted to share with you some causes […]