We could have titled this episode a lot of things: What We Believe about the Genders or Why Women Work or What's Up with Spiritual Headship? You get the point, but we haven't answered the question, have we?
Since we answer this question in about two minutes, let us relieve the suspense. We're neither complementarian nor egalitarian and we spend this whole episode telling you why.
We cover our largest complaint with complementarianism (that would end our journey even if we agreed with the rest of it) and then outline what we believe about how the genders are alike, why women are commissioned to work too, and where the genders are different.
This week, we are tackling a list of listener questions!
-What is our best advice for first-time parents?
-How have porn addictions among pastors influenced how they teach passages of the Bible directed at women?
-Can I wear jeans if I get more attention in them?
-How do I handle reassembling my faith (and feeling father away from God) when I'm learning things that I have been taught in the past are wrong?
-How do we handle friendships with people drifting from Biblical standards? with unbelievers? with the emotionally needy?
-How do we find time to read?
-What are our favorite books on motherhood?
-Is there a difference between crushing on someone and liking them?
-What are our best resources for discovering the historical/cultural context of Bible passages?
-How do you embrace your personality and how God made you without embracing sin?
-How do you handle a long-distance relationship when he's ready to commit?
-How do I stay upbeat and positive when my spouse is struggling with depression?
-How can I be content when I'm single?
-What do we believe about speaking in tongues?
-Why do we homeschool?
-When did we know we would marry our husbands?
This week, we tackle the idea of interpreting Bible passages well. We want to be faithful to the Scripture and what they actually mean and that requires intentional study. We share five questions to ask before you decide that your interpretation of a Bible passage is correct. We also include some helpful thoughts on Bible study.
In this week's episode, we're discussing feminism. But before we jump into that, we both share our favorite "girl power" song. The genres do not match the geographical location of each woman, you've been warned.
Next we jump into the history of feminism, the definition of feminism, and what feminism is now. Then we move on to the big topic: why do Christian women join up with feminism?
Articles we discussed: