For those of you who have read and watched the exchanges between me and Catherine, this whole debate has taken place over the course of roughly one month. But for the two of us, it’s been closer to four. For every word written or spoken publicly, there were at least 2 in private. I myself have roughly 3000 words sitting in an unreleased article which will remain that way (unreleased, that is).
Read MoreRight off the bat, I want to make something clear- most complementarians support women in ministry.
Read MoreYou know that feeling when you see someone else doing something you really don’t like and you say to yourself, “I’d never be caught dead doing that!” only to find yourself a day or a week or a month later doing the very same thing?
Read MoreIf at first you don’t succeed, try, try again!
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned . . . or like a fellow complementarian disappointed in the length and quality of your arguments.
Read MoreIn roughly two weeks, Catherine Rybicki and I will have a public dialogue on the complementarianism vs. egalitarianism controversy. It will be livestreamed on the Advent Christian Voices Facebook page as a special episode of Bible & Banter before the end of July. Below is my presentation of the positive Biblical case for complementarianism, specifically in regards to positions of spiritual authority in the Church.
Read MoreThe complementarian straw man is rather simply expressed. It is based, almost universally, on the premise that women and their roles are inferior to men and theirs.
Read MoreThe God of oceans and dinosaurs and supernovas is also the God of raindrops, bacteria, and electrons. None is greater than He. But neither is any so enraptured with the smallest details of what we might consider the drudgery of daily existence.
Read MoreFirst, allow me to lay my cards on the table: I am a complementarian.
Read MoreIt has come to my attention, over the past ten months, just how ruthlessly political anything we might call “news” has become, especially on the national level. And that is where I wish to direct the reader’s attention. This blog is not an invective against your local paper or news station. It is a warning siren against the CNNs, MSNBCs, FOXs, and other widely watched reporting institutions of the Western news media apparatus.
Read MoreTo begin, I have a confession to make: I enjoy pop music.
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