Where Does Our Identity Come From?

President Trump recently made comments degrading people based on national origin and then followed up with statements about valuing people according to their professional usefulness. In light of these remarks, we thought it was appropriate to spend some time...

Plumb-lines Part 2

God has created a world with all sorts of diversity.  Within humanity, that diversity can be seen in gender, race, personality, culture, giftedness, age and experience.  God meant that diversity for good, and He delights in the different contributions all of these...

Plumb-lines

When I embarked upon the study of the roles of men and women in Scripture in 1984, I had a couple of concerns in view.  First, I felt acutely my own resistance to biblical submission as I had been taught. I was having personal difficulty with submission to my husband....

Joy to the World!

When I was young, my siblings and I each had chores.  Mine was to clean the bathroom.  Once a week,  I transformed our scuzzy bathroom into sweet smelling cleanliness again. At least that is how I remember it.  I probably was not quite as effective in my work as I...