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She doesn’t even have a name. Surely she is a questionable character if she has no name.
by Lisa M. Wolfe
Reading the Bible as a feminist
From creation to Mary Magdalene, Barbara E. Reid offers convincing alternatives to sexist interpretations of scripture.
by Julie Morris
No one from the outside can fully grasp the inner workings of any marriage. Even those inside sometimes find themselves lonely and strangers.
by Frederick A. Niedner
Respectable women made their trips to the well in the morning, not at noon.
This is not a metaphorical desert. Left alone here at high noon, Jesus could die without water.