Gillette recently released a commercial, “We Believe: The Best Men Can Be,” addressing the #MeToo movement. It calls men to something better than misogyny, bullying, sexual harassment, and the objectifying of women. It encourages men to use their strength and influence to protect the weak, to treat other human beings with dignity and value, and…
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Seeing Down Both Sides of the Street
Several years ago, I went for a long walk in my wife’s hometown while staying there on vacation. As I looked down the sidewalk, I noticed a well-to-do looking woman walking toward me. As she reached the intersection a block ahead, she crossed the street. Then she continued to walk in the same direction. I…
“Watch the Woman!” — Why We Should See and Celebrate Women in the Bible
I’ve been looking for, noticing, celebrating, and writing about the place of women in the storyline of the Bible a lot this year. Why is that? In seeing and celebrating women in the storyline of the Bible, I’m not sliding down a slippery-slope of liberalism, about to careen off a cliff into goddess worship. In…
Women in the Storyline of Redemptive History
The #MeToo movement has sparked some good conversations about the value and significance of women, a conversation that has moved into the church in helpful ways (#ChurchToo). A friend’s tweet got me thinking about the significant role women play in the Bible’s storyline of redemption. So, for my own benefit, I started jotting an off-the-cuff list of notable…