think hard, think well

In the previous post in my series on women’s ordination, I promised to tackle what I consider to be the most significant NT texts concerning the issue: 1 Cor 11 and 14, and 1 Tim 2-3. These texts tend to dictate how the others are interpreted. Continue reading →

In my continuing series on women’s ordination and my change of perspective, I have promised a description of the best arguments for both sides, and why I ultimately changed my position. Continue reading →

I remember when I was first exposed to the notion of women pastors–probably at the age of seven or eight. Continue reading →

I’ve been assuming to this point that the terms “complementarian” and “egalitarian” are understood by my readers, but I should explain my understanding of the terms. Continue reading →

We would all like to think that when it comes to our core positions on issues, reason and evidence carry the day–and that our experiences, biases and feelings play only a marginal role. Of course, that is hardly ever the case; we each have core beliefs and commitments through which we filter evidence and arguments, and which we rarely question. Experience also plays a role in challenging those beliefs, new evidence causes core beliefs to be reässessed, reprioritized, or even discarded altogether. Continue reading →

As some of my readers know, I am currently a candidate for ordination in a relatively new American denomination called ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians. For various reasons, the Presbyterian Church in America (of which I am currently a member in a local congregation) has not turned out to be a good fit theologically. ECO has proven to be a better fit; it was formed in 2012 and is comprised mainly of evangelical churches that have departed the Presbyterian Church (USA) over issues of human sexuality and the exclusivity of the gospel of Jesus Christ (among other issues). Continue reading →