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Imagine sitting through lectures, receiving critical education, and the only way to pass the class is by not following the core principles being taught. In the real world, how long would that subject be taught its current form? The self-contradiction within a complementarian marriage is that a marriage is only good when couples don’t follow…
What type of “teachings” keep women stuck in bad marriages? I dare to say the ones with “virtue” written all over them. The ones with an appearance of goodness. The biggest offenders are the ones allowing the majority to continue feeling good about themselves and their belief systems. They leave everyone feeling communal and happy,…
Anyone else wonders what would happen if women (and men!) came to their own, pushed back against abusive theology and lived out the authentic Christ-centered gospel? I think some churches would empty out. What saddens me about spiritual manipulation, control, and awful theology is how the path to health and wholeness is labeled harmful. Those…
I’m just wondering why some Christians spend so much time disempowering women. Why is it so important that women are small and men are big? Bookmark the thought: I’m from the Kikuyu tribe, one of the 42 main tribes of Kenya. As a tribe, we have an origin story (close to the Judeo-Christian of Adam…
Does God tell husbands to lead their wives? Yesterday on Facebook, I shared the following update: When my husband and I were complementarian (though, functionally, we both submitted to each other), I was writing a blog post on submission, and I went to grab the verse that says, “the husband is the spiritual leader.” Yeah,…
Does complementarianism enable abuse in marriage? This week on Facebook, we’ve been talking about love, sparked by a post I “fixed” a few days back, where Dale Partridge had told husbands, “Men, don’t just love your wife, lead your wife. Pray with her. Read to her. Teach her Scripture. Take her on a journey to…