The debate continues as to whether Scripture endorses, or at least permits, or rather forbids women from certain roles within the Body of Christ. May women be deacons? May women be elders? May women be pastors? May women be bishops? May women teach or lead in church? At stake, of course, is how to live … Continue reading HER STORY: Leaders in the Cause of Christ, Women Disciples an Introduction
HER STORY: Christ’s Ministry, Jairus’s Daughter
Season 6, Christ's Ministry: Jairus's Daughter The story of Jairus’s daughter and the woman who suffered from a bleeding disorder are told together in all three of the synoptic gospels—the gospels that more or less track with each other, Matthew, Mark, and Luke.I am going to be teaching out of Mark’s gospel, who has the … Continue reading HER STORY: Christ’s Ministry, Jairus’s Daughter
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HER STORY: Christ’s Ministry, Mary of Magdala
Throughout his ministry, Jesus gathered around him men and women who became a community of 120 people joined in their love for and faith in Jesus. And one of those women was Mary of Magdala. She is mentioned fourteen times, in all four Gospels, and her name is almost always placed first, seemingly implying she … Continue reading HER STORY: Christ’s Ministry, Mary of Magdala
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HER STORY: Christ’s Ministry, The Cross – Symbol of Victory
Is the cross a symbol about death or life? defeat or triumph? humiliation or glory? Or all those things? As I searched for answers, I became drawn to how Christians depicted crosses a thousand years ago and more, and that search became this fifteen minute video on the ancient symbols of Christianity. From the eight-hundred-year … Continue reading HER STORY: Christ’s Ministry, The Cross – Symbol of Victory
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HER STORY: Christ’s Ministry, The Wife of Pilate
Of the several influential women in the Bible who are not given names—Job’s wife, comes to mind—the wife of Pilate is perhaps the most shadowy. All that is known of her from the scriptures is her relationship to the Procurator Marcus Pontius Pilate, and the message she sent to him while he was sitting on … Continue reading HER STORY: Christ’s Ministry, The Wife of Pilate
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“Tell Her Story”
New Podcast with Max Botner. Much has been written about the various ways to understand what the Bible has to say about women, and it is no new debate. #TellHerStory #MaxBotner
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HER STORY: Christ’s Ministry, The Widow’s Mite
In the passage just before this one, Mark talked about the scribe who had asked Jesus about the greatest commandment and was impressed with Jesus’ answer. Jesus was also pleased. He told the scribe he was very close to entering the kingdom of heaven. With such a warm endorsement from a scribe, this was a … Continue reading HER STORY: Christ’s Ministry, The Widow’s Mite
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HER STORY: Christ’s Ministry, The Sinful Woman
We don’t know this woman’s backstory at all, whether she was young or old, her culture or clan. Some in our Bible study thought perhaps she was the woman who had committed adultery and was forgiven privately by Jesus after everyone had left (John 8:11). Maybe! We really have no information on her at all … Continue reading HER STORY: Christ’s Ministry, The Sinful Woman
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HER STORY: Christ’s Ministry, Woman Caught in Adultery
Most Bibles point out that the earliest manuscripts do not include this story, and sometimes it appears in Luke However, Jerome, in 383 AD, included it in his translation of the Gospel of John, right after chapter 7, where it is usually found today. Jerome noted that many ancient Greek and Latin manuscripts at his … Continue reading HER STORY: Christ’s Ministry, Woman Caught in Adultery
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HER STORY: Christ’s Ministry, Herodias
Herodias’ story is introduced in both Mathew’s gospel and Mark’s with Herod Antipas hearing reports about Jesus’ astonishing miraculous powers. "Some were saying, 'John the baptizer has been raised from the dead; and for this reason these powers are at work in him.' But others said, 'It is Elijah.' And others said, 'It is a … Continue reading HER STORY: Christ’s Ministry, Herodias
