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Will Beth Moore Help Save Evangelicalism?

“Lord, I repent of ways I’ve been complicit in & contributed tomisogyny & sexism in the church by my cowardly and inordinate deference to male leaders in order to survive rather than simply appropriately respecting them as my brothers. Forgive me for being part of…

Beth Allison BarrApril 5, 2018

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An Ordinary Preaching Woman in a Texas Baptist Church, c. 1930

In a 2006 interview, Wayne Grudem argued that female leaders in the church (especially pastors) are disobeying God’s word and thus open to “the withdrawal of God’s hand of protection and blessing.” As Grudem explained:“A woman who serves as a pastor, preaching to both men…

Beth Allison BarrSeptember 20, 2017

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Gone Girl: Disappearing Women from “The Easter Hymn”

I bet that, for those of you attending church on Easter Sunday, at least half of you will sing “Christ the Lord is Risen Today.” Christ, the Lord, is risen today, Alleluia! Sons of men and angels say, Alleluia! Raise your joys and triumphs high,…

Beth Allison BarrApril 5, 2017

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The Modern Roots of Pagan Halloween

I remember trick-or-treating when I was small. The night air was crisp and cool (we lived in the northwest at the time). My little sister was batman, my older sister a ballerina, and I a clown. My dad held our hands as we walked through…

Beth Allison BarrOctober 5, 2016

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Will Beth Moore Help Save Evangelicalism?

An Ordinary Preaching Woman in a Texas Baptist Church, c. 1930

Gone Girl: Disappearing Women from “The Easter Hymn”

The Modern Roots of Pagan Halloween

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