Charles Reed’s “Doctrine of God and Inclusive Language”
This workshop, lead by Anglican minister and professor Charles Reed, was the surprise hit of the conference for me. It wasn’t my first choice for that time slot, but I’m glad I attended the session. You see, I’ve not previously been interested in inclusive language, considering it to […]
Workshop: Opposite Sexes or Neighboring Sexes? An agenda for Gender Reconciliation
Presenter: Mary Stewart Van Leeuwen, Ph.D.
Men and women are more like neighboring sexes than opposite sexes. We can only achieve a more just and healthy model for gender and family relations if personal and structural changes are made. The health and happiness […]
CBE Workshop: Paul and the Leadership of Women, Irreconcilable or inextricable? The Historical context of Ephesians and Corinthians
Presenter: Mimi Haddad, president of CBE
The context, including the historical setting, must always be considered when reading and interpreting any literature. The Bible is not an exception.
Paul had the following female co-workers:
· Lydia (Acts 16:13-14, 40)
· Euodia & […]
CBE Workshop Presenter: Dave Unander, Ph.D.
Should the term “race” be used to differentiate one human being from another? No, we all belong to one race – the human race. The idea that there are three or four races of humanity is a relatively new one in history, and not an established fact.
Did you […]
A Dr. Craig Keener workshop.
Submission is a full concept explained in Ephesians 5 and 6. Be filled with the Spirit (Eph 5:18). Praise God (Eph 5:19-20). Submitting to each other included the following categories of people: Wives and husbands (Eph 5:22-23); children and fathers (Eph 6:1-4); Slaves and slaveholders (Eph 6:5-9).
Romans […]
A Dr. Craig Keener workshop.
Ephesians 6:5 says, “Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.”
Was Paul pro-slavery? Many writers in the 1800s said yes, but his principles oppose it. What slavery was back in the ancient world was not what it […]
In a presentation by Craig Keener, we were reminded to be transformed by the renewing of our minds (Romans 12:2) and by being living sacrifices. Is that an oxymoron or what? Can we really love God so much that nothing else matters?
Without God our spiritual efforts will not succeed. Do not assume […]
A prayer given in Chinese and English (partial)
Thank you for bringing us brothers and sisters together.
We are all created in the image of God.
Thank you for your redemption to bring us freedom.
We ask for your presence, the Holy Spirit leading us, in us.
Committing all these meetings to you;
You be our chairperson.
We give you the glory,
Amen.
Linda and I are at Eastern University in St. Davids, Pennsylvania, at the Christians for Biblical Equality conference with what looks like around 200 other attendees. The conference started with a general session called “One Body, Many Gifts,” led by Dr. Craig Keener, a professor of New Testament Studies at Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, who […]
The blog team for the CBE conference is Marion, Susan, JJ, Carolyn, Lucy, Andy, Beulah, Shari, Sara, and myself. Two are from Pennsylvania, the rest are from Minnesota, New Jersey, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Canada, and India. We have two information technology specialists, an editor, an executive director of a religious nonprofit organization, a […]