Purity. When I think of this word – I conjure up an image of someone who is morally excellent in every way. A pure person is set apart from the dirtier facets of everyday human life. He or she will be well practiced in avoiding anything that could damage their purity and lower them to […]
Category: Headship
What is it to be a Girl?
I was watching a movie the other night where a character remarked: “I enjoy being a girl.” Not long ago, I wouldn’t have given that line a second thought. But then I realized that there was something that was different about her experiences as a girl: she had autonomy to decide what that meant to […]
Different Spaces
Perhaps one of the more telling flaws in Christian social structures is the increasing separation between men and women. The other day I was eavesdropping in a conversation two young men were having. As it turns out, one of them was expecting and baby. One man asked if they knew whether or not it was […]
Ruling Structure
The Greek word hierarchia, “rule of a high priest” from hierarkhes, “leader of sacred rites”, has evolved into the concept we now know as a hierarchy – an arrangement of pretty much anything in which the items are represented as being “above”, “below”, or “at the same level” as another item. Long before the word […]
Unquestioning
I usually say what I mean. I usually assume everyone else does, too. For one, it’s just easier: “I would like the red one, please.” is a pretty simple statement. The one you want is red, you don’t want the green or blue one. But for those who say things they don’t mean, “I would […]
Misnomer
(Some things in Christianity tend to apply equally to all – love, grace, mercy – but there are some teachings that are non-applicable if you don’t happen to be a married believer whose spouse is also a believer. One would think the complement of male headship is female headship, but the former isn’t speaking to […]
The Picture of the Gospel
Since Christians tell me that the relationship of a husband and wife is pretty much the same of Christ and the church, I thought that I’d re-write key passages in Scripture to reflect this idea: For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Husband died for our sins according […]
Covering Headship
Earlier this month, Mortification of Spin featured a guest post asking: “Is it Okay to teach a Complementarianism Based on Eternal Subordination?” It didn’t take long for the conversation to be picked up and for responses to be written by far more capable people than I. But in all of this, the headcovering verses that […]
The Single Problem
The doctrine of Complementarianism is a major one, so much so it must be considered as supremely important and made to apply in all situations – as an all-encompassing belief that reigns over everyone in every conceivable situation. I see two sides to this coin, gender and status. Here’s why – the Koine Greek word […]
Signs of an Abusive Partner
You would think that any organization bent on match-making would thoroughly educate it’s members in what to look for as a warning side of potential trouble. I find that with Christianity, people are pretty much left to their own devices – which might explain some of the difficulties they face. For one, I don’t remember […]
Be Persuaded 