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 […]
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 […]
Jesus on Women – Part 3
References to Women in Family Roles This week we will take a look at Jesus’ references to women in the variety of roles we play in our families—mothers, daughters, wives, and sisters. Not surprisingly, Jesus reaffirmed the Old Testament commandment, “Honor your father and mother.” He specifically quoted this command […]
Jesus on Women – Part 2
Featuring Widows In Part 1 of my series ” Jesus on Women” last week, we looked at several times in the Gospels when Jesus used women as the subjects of his parables and illustrations. Today, in Part 2 we will begin with one more parable of Jesus. It’s about a widow, which […]
Jesus on Women – Part 1 – New Six-Week Series
The Gospels are not filled with teachings about women, I’ll grant you that. You can read through a lot of crimson ink in your red-letter edition of the Gospels without finding a female reference. Clearly, Jesus and the four men who chronicled his ministry considered other messages to be of […]