Imagining Healed Daughters It's tough to be a woman. But, the reason why I find the Jesus-story we share in this room so compelling is how radically different he was in the world. Every small step towards healing requires someone releasing power. Jesus is willing to give up power in this exchange.
Dogged Faith Great is the faith of the woman who dares to talk back; the one who dares to question; the one who dares lean in.
Misogyny, Feminism, Children and the Church When I was in my mid-twenties I applied for an office job at my church. During my interview, the committee asked if I wouldn't be having children soon:
Daddy’s Little Feminist At Bible college, despite having the highest grades, I was made the butt of dumb blonde jokes by my male Bible professor in front of the class.
No Place for a Woman So next time you're putting a woman in her place, might I suggest this: put her in her rightful place. She is a woman of valour. Treat her accordingly.
Cloud of Witnesses :: Remembering Josephine Butler Josephine Butler (1828-1906) | Colossians 1:15-20 Bright, blinding lights ahead. You stare.
Bedford v. Canada by Andrew Stephens-Rennie The conversation around prostitution in Canada is a live one these days with Bedford v.
Breaking Down the Man Box by Andrew Stephens-Rennie For whatever reason, Mark Driscoll and his crew are planning to invade Canada, sometime in October.
Beyond Egalitarian by Andrew Stephens-Rennie In my last post, responding to John Piper’s dehumanizing view of women, I mused about the benefits of subjecting myself to the authority of women for the next year.
(Dis)functionally Complementarian by Andrew Stephens-Rennie In light of John Piper’s most recent bout of asinine, vitriolic insanity, I’m considering exclusively subjecting myself to the authority of women for the next year.
Jacob’s Well Revisited by Ericka and Andrew Stephens-Rennie Each Monday evening this fall, we have been a part of the “Intelligent Love,” learning cohort, exploring issues of prostitution, trafficking and institutionalized violence against women in the city of Vancouver.
Plots, Pressures and Penetration: Neo-Conservative Economics and the Injustice of Rape You see, just as victims of rape and domestic abuse must narrate their story into cultural headwinds and forces of opposition appearing natural, so too must the victims of the Chicago Boys' policies.