It is the faithfulness of Jesus, who wouldn’t let ANYTHING stop him from living out his commitment to wholeness.

THAT is what love looks like.

And that’s why Jesus is worth following.” – Trey Ferguson

From: x.com/PastorTrey05...

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... Christ did not lose his heavenly identity when he became human.

Yet, he chose not to pursue his right to satisfy his own desires ahead of tending to the needs of others (Phil 2:4).” - Denise T. Plichta

From: redemptivehistorytheology.com/blog/chapter...

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... The issue is not whether Christ possessed equality with God, but whether he used it for his own benefit (Rom 15:3). People living in the Roman colony of Philippi would have expected grasping and seizing by a lordly power ...

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... So do we, as New Covenant people, take our relationship cues from the pagan warlord Xerxes or from the consequences of the fall? I don’t think so.” – Marg Mowczko

From: margmowczko.com/gender-roles...

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Furthermore, Paul never tells husbands to rule or lead their wives (Eph. 5:25ff; Col. 3:19). Rather he tells them to love their wives ...

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Importantly, the story of Zelophehad’s daughters demonstrates that God cares deeply about women and about the implementation of just systems that protect their rights.” - Bronwen Speedie

From: godsdesignperth.org/2020/07/12/s...

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Rather than ignoring or rejecting them, Moses took their carefully crafted request seriously and brought it before the Lord, with the result that their future was secured.

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understood the dilemma they faced as unmarried and fatherless girls in a patriarchal society where women’s protection and economic security rested wholly in the hands of men. Seeing destitution in their future, they formed a plan to seek justice.

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She is not providing the goods and services that men expect from her.” - Laura Robinson

From: laurarbnsn.substack.com/p/misogyny-t...

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If women owe men admiration and respect – if men desire support for their comforting belief that they are good people doing a good job – then a woman saying that a man has done something wrong is a serious problem.

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It's letting the church off easy, giving us permission to not be the church.
The correct response is not “that wasn't God,” but “the church has taken God's name in vain.”” – Nick O’Brien

From: www.threads.com/@nickmobrien...

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and how women in the West didn't know their place. Guess where I heard that kind of talk before? That’s right, all my conservative evangelical pastors growing up. (And books like Love and Respect).” – Meghan Tschanz

From: www.threads.com/@meghantscha...

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From: www.cbeinternational.org/resource/one...

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Slaves, Gentiles, and women serve equally with free people, Jews, and men in the purposes for which God has called and gifted them, because they too are born of the same Spirit. Rank, authority, and hierarchy are unnecessary among those born of the same substance—the Spirit.” – Mimi Haddad

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P.S. I love this photo of a couple who have thrown away their umbrella and are enjoying the rain!

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In light of this, it is ironically accurate that Gothard chose the metaphor of the umbrella. Hierarchy can and often does keep us from experiencing many of God’s blessings.” - Julie R. Frady

From: www.cbeinternational.org/resource/let...

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But in the Bible, rain is almost always portrayed as a blessing from God. Ancient Israelites depended on rain to grow their crops, water their livestock, and to satisfy their own needs. Rain was a much-desired blessing, not seen as an attack to avoid.

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