I thought the main point of Jim Wright’s post “Finding Ekklesia” was worth considering. I don’t think he got every note right but the link between hospitality and fellowship is worth examining further.

In four long but clearly-written essays, Alistair examines a recent flash-bang conflict between egalitarians and complementarians. I finished my reading less agitated, which is unusual for this topic. Four and counting, I think. It’s a lot of reading. Any single one is long by internet standards. If you read any one of them you’ll have the sense of his message; Read More

I have recently been in some discussions about the role of women in the church (not just my previous post, but in a train of my own thought that stretches back at least a year). These are the kinds of discussions that sublimate into unprofitable disputes. With all the vitriol that gets flung in both directions on this debate, why Read More

I read a comment a blog despairing of how to explain 1 Peter 3:6 and I felt sympathetic, so I offered my thoughts. (Later I realized an earlier commenter had already linked to basically the same argument). What I wrote is my best take on this passage, but I am not confident that “weaker vessel” does convey the sense of Read More