Lydia of Thyatira: The founding member of the Philippian Church
Lydia of Thyatira (Acts 16:14ff), and women like her, were vital and strategic players at the forefront of the expanding Christian mission.
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by Marg | Nov 30, 2017 | All Posts on Equality, Bible Women, Equality in Ministry, Paul and Women, Women in Ministry | 32
Lydia of Thyatira (Acts 16:14ff), and women like her, were vital and strategic players at the forefront of the expanding Christian mission.
Read Moreby Marg | Jun 10, 2016 | All Posts on Equality, Bible Women, Jesus and Women, The Gospel of John: Chapters 1-10, Women in Ministry | 49
Eve, Delilah, Bathsheba, Mary Magdalene, and the Samaritan woman have often been portrayed as immoral. What’s with that? This article looks at the Samaritan woman without negative prejudices.
Read Moreby Marg | Mar 27, 2016 | All Posts on Equality, Jesus and Women | 9
Jesus talked about theology with women, a life-giving, vital theology. He answered their theological questions which answered their deepest needs, and he equipped them to talk theology to others.
Read Moreby Marg | Jan 18, 2014 | All Posts on Equality, Equality in Ministry | 9
John the Evangelist chose his words carefully when describing the ministry of certain apostolic women in his Gospel, women such as Mary Magdalene. [500 words]
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Matthew records the account of a Canaanite woman crying out for help, but Jesus doesn’t say a word (Matt.15:21-28). Why was Jesus silent? And why, like Jesus in this story, does God sometimes seem silent and remote to us?
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In the time of Jesus, Samaria was situated between the regions of Galilee and Judea. This article briefly looks at the history of the Samaritans.
Read Moreby Marg | Aug 1, 2009 | Bible Study Notes, Bible Women, The Gospel of John: Chapters 1-10 | 8
In John’s fourth chapter we meet the Samaritan woman at the well, and read about her life-changing encounter with Jesus. She was very different to Nicodemus.
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