"Certainly, Godde looks at my skin color and my hair that defies the law of gravity, to settle in me and use all of me to represent the image of Godde on earth!" -Giylah Canaan
Can a Woman Teach a Man? Creflo Dollar Speaks Out
"... it is religious teaching that stresses male domination and suppresses the voices, gifts, and talents of women." -Pastor Creflo Dollar
A Kenyan Anglican Priest Finds His True Identity
My faith and theological training DID NOT challenge this culture of abuse against women and girls because even churches around me were teaching patriarchy as God’s design and the way of faith!
Honoring and Affirming She-nay-nay
In responding to the Shay-nay-nays of North America, I also began to be conscious of the havoc that the Westernization of Christianity has wreaked on people of non-Western cultures.
Does God Support Gender Equality?
There are those who feel that because I am a pastor, it is wrong for me to speak about and advocate for gender equality (and to some extent, all the other equalities I speak about). They feel it is 'ungodly' and that it creates disharmony in the Christian community. But today, I'd like to set… Continue reading Does God Support Gender Equality?
Patriarchy is the Disease. Jesus is the Cure!
I love the book of Genesis, because more than anything else, it is the book of 'beginnings' or 'origins.' While it doesn't give us a scientific explanation for how things work, nevertheless what it gives us is their 'source.' The origin of 'beings.' The origin of species. The origin of life! The origin of 'relationships.'… Continue reading Patriarchy is the Disease. Jesus is the Cure!
Weak Women…Who Are They?
I grew up in a household full of girls. I was initially the sixth of seven, and then sixth of nine daughters in a household with only three sons. I never heard anyone refer to me or any of my sisters as 'weak.' There were no separate (gender) chores in our home - everybody took… Continue reading Weak Women…Who Are They?
The “I AM” & The Worthy-ness of Women
"God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” (Exo. 3:14). In the Scriptures, many names have emerged for God based on the people in question's encounter with Him. But Genesis 3:14 is one of the few times… Continue reading The “I AM” & The Worthy-ness of Women
Strong Women…Who Are They?
"Strong women. May we be them. May we raise them." "She's a strong woman!" The foregoing are comments made by both men and women, and which are supposed to validate women - only, they don't always, exactly do that, but quite the opposite. They create a disparity among women and give the notion that some… Continue reading Strong Women…Who Are They?
If God Called You…
How often have women heard the phrase "If God called you..." in response to the complaints of discrimination against female church leadership and female ministers??? Those who spout this phrase would have us believe that IF God genuinely calls a woman to ministry and ministerial leadership, she would automatically escape the bitter and antagonistic rejections… Continue reading If God Called You…
Standing together for justice and equality at the intersection of race and gender 