Gender and Heaven

A link to this article was posted in a comment by one of our readers, “debrabaker.”  I thought that it would be interesting to have a discussion about gender and its relation to our self, our identity, and who we will be in the new heavens and the new earth. Here are my initial thoughts [...]

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Has Anyone Read…

Has anyone here read Men and Women in the Church by Dr. Sarah Sumner?  I’m in the middle of it right now… I’d love to know the thoughts of anyone and everyone who has read it. Thanks!!

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In Honor of My Namesake

I found this article about Angelina Jolie and I thought it would be fun to post here. To me she represents the ideal woman: strong, capable, maternal, charitable. Enjoy!

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“Tradition’s” View of Women

If there dwelt upon the earth a fatih as great as is the reward of faith which is expected in the heavens, no one of you at all, best beloved sisters, from the time that she had first ‘known the Lord,’ and learned (the truth) concerning her own (that is woman’s) condition, would have desired [...]

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Female Priests: Bane or Boon?

While the political and secular roles of women have been discussed here and elsewhere of late, I thought it might be interesting to bring up the role of women in the church. I do not purport to be a theologian nor a “teacher” of the Bible, and I am by no means claiming my following [...]

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God Is Great

That God is Great is a simple sentence, but not a simple concept.  Despite having been taught about God’s greatness all my life, it is hard to wrap my mind around a being so powerful that it set the entire universe in motion and so personal that it knows how many hairs are on my [...]

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Males and Females Have More to Separate Them Than Genitalia

Newsflash! Here are the seventy-eight official, scientifically verifiable, and outrageous differences between men and women. (Warning: Some mature/adult content, but mostly benign humor.) My personal favorite: “If a man knows an acquaintance has given birth to a baby, he will remember the sex and name – if you are lucky. If a woman is told [...]

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Another Attack On Life

Years ago a woman who went to my church gave birth to a daughter who was missing part of her heart.  Her daughter’s life was precarious and nothing short of a heart transplant would save her life.  Sadly, for her to live, another baby somewhere had to die.  The little girl got her heart and [...]

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