On Monday I posted about evangelical leaders who are changing their minds about women in leadership. John Stackhouse, Jr. posted an essay about his own experience of how he came to reconcile the spiritual and practical equality of men and women. While admitting how deeply entrenched the “gender scripts” are that men tend to follow,… Continue reading speak up
“How I Changed My Mind About Women in Leadership” is a new collection of essays on gender and roles by Dr. Alan Johnson of Wheaton College. It includes the stories of a wide range of scholars and evangelical leaders such as Bill & Lynne Hybels, who became converted to the position of biblical egalitarianism (biblical… Continue reading changing minds about women in leadership
Dennis Prager writes a perceptive article about what women really want. First, Prager suggests that “what men most want from the woman they love is to be admired.” So the correlation is not really surprising. “What a woman most wants is to be loved by a man she admires.” “And what is it that women… Continue reading what women want
It took seven years, from its commissioning in 1604 to it publication in 1611, for a group of about 50 men to translate Greek and Hebrew texts into what we now know as the King James Bible. The New York Times recently wrote about the significance of this translation on its 400th birthday: “It’s barely… Continue reading The KJV turns 400
It’s been so long since there was a really good (and by good I mean silly) scientific study to chew on. And then there was a doozie. Science has discovered that women’s tears may send chemical signals that influence the behavior of men. As usual, they’re delighted to prove something that was obvious to the… Continue reading science discovers real reason for tears
If you’re looking for further reading on traditional leadership/influence/motivation/roles – these are not those kinds of links. But, if you’re interested in stretching a little, being part of discussion rather than a leadership lecture, read on. There have been a lot of great links in the past couple of weeks, and because I wanted to… Continue reading leadership links
This is the time of year when we think about new year’s resolutions, and many of us resolve to spend more time connecting with God by reading the Bible, and every year I post my thoughts on Bible reading plans. I was in my late 30’s when I actually read the entire Bible through from… Continue reading read the bible in 2011
It’s here. The end of a year (and a decade) and the start of a new one. The time we make new year’s resolutions, or at least talk about them. FYI, I’m doing both. We all know resolutions are notoriously hard to keep. So it’s helpful when others can help us think about them differently.… Continue reading my best resolution
Coincidentally, Pantone announces its Color of the Year every year about the same time that Time Magazine announces its Person of the Year. So every year about this time I wonder: which would you rather have in your home – the person or the color? Time has pronounced Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg as Person of… Continue reading 2011 color of the year
“The Son of God became a man to enable men to become sons of God.” ~ C.S. Lewis God is love… Jesus is proof.
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