The animus between the traditional (complementarian) and the egalitarian views of women’s roles shows little signs of abating. The polarized positions on issues such as whether a woman should submit to her husband, whether she is allowed to preach, or indeed, whether she is permitted to do anything without male permission, is a polemic that…

Is it not almost unbelievable that the Creator, on whose freedom and power we all depend, should allow himself to be bound, and to lie in helpless weakness in the straw? – John Stott + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail

[B]ut whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you must be slave of all. For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many. – Mark 10:43-45 + Sign up to receive…

For those of you who are unfamiliar with them, Stratfor is a highly unfluential consulting firm known in some circles as the “shadow CIA.” At the very least, they’re anything but apologists for progressive Christianity. But here’s their most recent analysis, which I share, because frankly, it backs up my post from last week about…

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