Author Archives
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Was Jesus a Bigot? A Response to Sarah Bessey on Affirming Homosexuality
Out of the blue, my sister recently sent me an email asking for my thoughts on an article she had read. It was a popular post by author Sarah Bessey called “Penny in the Air: My Story of Becoming Affirming.”… Read More ›
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Women in Ministry: Parting Thoughts & Recommended Reading
In last month’s posts I sought to explain why my views on women in ministry have shifted from being more restrictive and hierarchical to more inclusive. This was not a hasty change, nor was it motivated by any agenda other… Read More ›
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Why Have Women Traditionally Been Excluded from Ministry? And Other Objections to Women in Ministry Answered (Pt. 4)
So far in this series on women in ministry we’ve talked about my journey with the subject and why I interpret 1 Timothy 2:11-15 as not forbidding female pastors. In the last post I addressed some potential objections to women… Read More ›
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Women in Ministry, Pt. 3: Addressing Some Biblical Questions
In my previous post I argued that 1 Timothy 2:11-15 (often viewed as the strongest biblical passage against female pastors) is not a universal, absolute prohibition against women having authority in the church. Rather, it was addressing a particular, local situation in Ephesus… Read More ›
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First Timothy 2:11-15 and the Question of Women in Ministry
In my last post I shared two reasons why I began reexamining my initial complementarian position on women in ministry — first, the ways female Bible teachers helped me grow spiritually, and second, the challenging points raised by my seminary… Read More ›
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Women in Ministry: Some Preliminary Remarks
I recently had the opportunity to speak at a Bible study where the passage under consideration was 1 Timothy 2. If you’re familiar with that chapter, you know that it is particularly important — central, really — to conversations about whether… Read More ›
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Another Life Update: We Moved!
Making time to blog has been a challenge lately, for a myriad of reasons — not the least of which is, my wife and I recently bought our first house! That was a dream we’d long been hoping to realize,… Read More ›
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What I’m Reading This Summer (2019)
Time is a scarce commodity — especially for me lately! My wife and I just recently bought our first house, so between moving, work, graduations, weddings, and taking care of a one-year-old, it’s been nigh-impossible to make time for studying… Read More ›
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Cessationists & Charismatics: What I Wish Everyone Knew About the Debate
One of the most controversial topics in Christian theology revolves around spiritual gifts. Specifically, are the more overtly supernatural gifts like prophecy, tongues, and healing still operative today? Those who say they are no longer active are known as cessationists (because… Read More ›
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A Book You Need to Know About: Salvation By Allegiance Alone
It’s pretty rare that I come across a book I think every Christian should read, let alone every pastor or teacher! But I want to tell you about one — a book I found hard to put down. A book that… Read More ›
