Shirley Taylor
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Part 4. Destination, the Garden
Its significance is greater than her confession that she was not married to the man with whom she was living. She was worthy in her own right, as a woman, to be told directly by him that he was the Messiah. Continue reading
Part 3. Destination, the Garden
There are four women to whom Jesus tells that he is the Messiah, the Canaanite woman being one of them. Most often we hear of her great faith, but when we concentrate on the faith of this woman, we diminish the message Jesus gave her. Continue reading
Part 2. Destination, the Garden
Just the facts, ma’am. Women had gone every step of the way with Jesus. They did not abandon him at the time of his trial; they did not deny him.
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Part 1. Destination – the Garden
You see, it began with the Garden of Eden and it culminated in the Garden of the Tomb and with the resurrection. That is no coincidence. And it is no coincidence that a woman was the one who was there … Continue reading
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Tagged egalitarian, Jesus' Death and Resurrection, Lent, Mary Magdalene, the garden
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The Powerful Message of 1 Peter 3:1-6
We can interpret Peter’s words something like this, “That was the way it was done back in Sarah’s day, but things have changed. We are now under grace by faith, not under the law. Continue reading
When “I” does not mean God
What we do know is that men have used this scripture to keep women from being deacons and pastors when all the other words of Paul and his actions speak to the fact that he knew the woman apostle Junia and other women leaders. Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Timothy 2:12, complementarian, Deacons, egalitarian, male headshp
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We know our places
We know our places. But some of us are tired of those places. Some of us are telling our leaders that they are wrong. Some of us are holding them accountable for their segregationist attitude. Continue reading
Male headship theology
It is important to understand this theology. It is pervasive. While Baptists do not directly say that young women should remain at home under the rule of their fathers, they promote the belief that mothers and children are to be … Continue reading
10 questions Christians should answer
Exactly what is it that Christians are afraid of if men and women are allowed to serve equally in their church? Continue reading
They didn’t need another law on marriage
In Romans, Paul clarifies how they can serve Christ (find a new love), and it is not about marriages at all. Continue reading
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