Jesus Through the Eyes of Women: How the First Female Disciples Help Us Know and Love the Lord

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Before we get into her masterful debunking of certain myths and stereotypes, let me deflate one on the author’s behalf: though women are in the title, this book is not just for women, and it is not even really about women. Herein is instruction and encouragement for women and men alike seeking to live as brothers and sisters in God’s family. While AI excels in data-based computation, technology is incapable of possessing the capacity for moral agency or responsibility. I purchased Secular Creed earlier this year, and she again took careful time in that small book to tackle deeply entrenched cultural norms and had great observations about them from a theological perspective. When the pandemic began in 2020, Pastor Cory Ishida was concerned about his grandchildren’s spiritual, mental, and emotional well-being.

I would consider this gender religion, and while what she says about the Bible is not untrue, the emphasis is wrong and not helpful in any way that I could decipher.But when it comes to Jesus‘s death and resurrection, it’s precisely what the gospel authors invite us to do. Founder Kelly Wahlquist and ten other members of WINE uniquely blend scripture reflections, imaginative encounters, and visio divina "sacred seeing" with practical spirituality and discussion questions that will help you take a prayerful and creative journey through Advent and the Christmas season. On seeing Jesus through the eyes of women mentioned throughout the New Testament to see who Jesus is. Jesus could have first shown his resurrected self to Peter who came to the tomb, but instead he came to Mary.

All the stars for this I insightful and inspiring look at Jesus through the eyes of the women in the gospels. In this mind-stimulating and soul-stirring book, Rebecca McLaughlin reveals that far from dismissing and devaluing women, early Christianity was countercultural for the common good. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.But those who would avoid the book for fear it is tainted by feminist underpinnings would do well to pick it up, too. Yet, when one turns to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, a radical, revolutionary view of women shines forth through the grace-filled words and loving actions of Jesus toward the females in his life. This started a sexual revolution more daring than the revolution of the 1960s, but in the opposite direction. After listening to the audio book I feel I have gained a deeper understanding and appreciation of the Gospels. Electronic copies of the PDF files may be duplicated and transmitted via e-mail for personal and church use.

I happened upon her work Confronting Christianity a year or so ago in Barnes and Noble, and absolutely loved it! Nursing an infant day and night is an ongoing act of sacrifice love… Mary risked much more with Jesus than she would have with another child. Through these healed women’s eyes, we see Jesus as the one who can make us whole if we just touch the hem of his garment, but whose garments were divided up by lot and given to the soldiers who crucified him (Luke 23:34; Matt.Jesus’ interaction with the bleeding woman, in particular, “shows he doesn’t shy away from femaleness. She is also a regular contributor to the Gospel Coalition and previously spent nine years working with top academics at the Veritas Forum, which hosts forums on college campuses with conversations that pursue answers to life's hardest questions. Readers are led into scriptural mysteries to develop the vital art of 'gazing' through the feminine heart. Though she holds a PhD in Renaissance literature from Cambridge University, she is a veteran of writing accessibly at a popular level, with previous books including Confronting Christianity:10 Hard Questions for the World’s Largest Religion (2020), The Secular Creed: Engaging Five Contemporary Claims (2021), and Confronting Jesus: 9 Encounters with the Hero of the Gospels (2022). Abortion, governmental corruption, and several other issues, all serve to hit a nerve and get me fired up.

The commentary captures the rough and tumble as well as the glory of God's Kingdom, bringing to life that sense of immediacy and wonder which Mark's Gospel intends to convey.Rebecca McLaughlin is excellent in telling the story of Christianity with useful references to other authors, scientists and her experience of living through the faith. As a part of our God-given creative nature, human beings should develop and harness technology in ways that lead to greater flourishing and the alleviation of human suffering.