Leadership

Growing up, my family would often camp on the shores of the Mississippi River or a Minnesota lake, and one of our favorite parts of camping was always the campfire. Every night, we would cook over the fire and then sit up to watch the flames dance in the dark, and every morning, the first […]

During Holy Week, religious leaders tried to trap Jesus with theological questions, including a Sadducean challenge about levirate marriage in Matthew 22:23-33. Jesus exposed their misunderstanding of resurrection and God’s power, revealing that in His kingdom, relationships transcend earthly hierarchies—women will not be bound to subordination but share equal dignity.

For almost ten years, I have served as the president of our neighborhood association, and recently, I was asked to share some thoughts about what that role entails. More specifically, I was told that I would have ten minutes to summarize what a neighborhood association president does and why it is important. I was also […]

For almost ten years, I have served as the president of our neighborhood association, and recently, I was asked to share some thoughts about what that role entails. More specifically, I was told that I would have ten minutes to summarize what a neighborhood association president does and why it is important. I was also […]

For almost ten years, I have served as the president of our neighborhood association, and recently, I was asked to share some thoughts about what that role entails. More specifically, I was told that I would have ten minutes to summarize what a neighborhood association president does and why it is important. I was also […]

For almost ten years, I have served as the president of our neighborhood association, and recently, I was asked to share some thoughts about what that role entails. More specifically, I was told that I would have ten minutes to summarize what a neighborhood association president does and why it is important. I was also […]

It was the Saturday before Easter 2003, and there was a knock on my door fairly early in the morning. As I opened the door, I found myself staring at a person I did not know saying that they were there to set up for the Easter egg hunt at the church. This was confusing […]

The excerpt discusses Sheerah, a woman mentioned in 1 Chronicles 7:24, who built three cities, defying the male-centric culture of her time. Her achievements highlight the significant, yet often overlooked, roles women played in leadership and innovation in biblical history, suggesting broader involvement of women in important societal functions.

First Timothy 2:11-15 is another great elephant in the room whenever we address the matter of women in ministry. Fortunately, despite its popularity as a proof text for the complementarian position, there is a mountain of evidence that it should not be interpreted as a blanket prohibition of women in ministry. Unfortunately, egalitarians often throw the mountain through our complementarian brothers’ and sisters’ windows and then leave this passage behind as irrelevant to our vision for women in ministry. Instead of asking ourselves how this Scripture is inspired and useful to us, we discard it as entirely irrelevant. An analysis of the passage’s historical, cultural, and textual contexts, however, reveals tremendous insight which allows us to discover the passage’s beautiful vision for men and women to share in the leadership of the church.

I will be the first to admit that I struggle to wait. As a child of twenty-first century American culture, I like fast food, fast vehicles, and fast spirituality. In fact, I am ashamed to admit that, when my internet connection slowed this week to a crawl, I more than once screamed in frustration. No, waiting is not easy. Yet, waiting on the Lord accomplishes three things in me.