In many traditions of the Church, there has been confusion and controversy about the roles of women in ministry. While people still debate what Paul meant in a few passages, there is strong evidence throughout Scripture that God intended women to take a leadership role. Women in the Bible were prophetesses, judges, queens, deacons, and maybe even apostles. They were leaders in both official and unofficial capacities.
In today’s top ten list, we spotlight women from both the Old and New Testaments: Miriam, Rahab, Deborah, Rizpah, Jehosheba, Esther, Lydia, Nympha, Phoebe, and Junia.
We continue with “Perspectives on Easter” – our series focused on the people who played both major and minor roles in the Easter narrative,...
The Christian church community in Corinth faced several challenges, particularly in terms of divisions, misunderstandings about Christian teachings, and misapplications of spiritual gifts. The...
In a tense Sabbath gathering at the synagogue in Capernaum, Jesus stands before a watchful and divided crowd. Among them is a man with...
