28 articles from 24 issues, 1998 to 2026 · Page 3 of 3
What was Paul asking of the women who prayed and prophesied in Corinth? Kenneth Bailey takes the passage on head coverings apart line by line, argues that Paul affirms women’s leadership in worship, and shows how the key words change meaning when they are translated differently.
How can anyone worship while still carrying doubts? M. Craig Barnes preaches on the eleven disciples who worshiped Jesus on a Galilean mountain, and says faith is the choice to keep worshiping while the Spirit supplies what we cannot.
What does worship look like when the self takes God’s place? Donna Hailson and Karelynne Gerber compare biblical worship with the rituals of radical spiritual feminism, from Church Women United to the Re-Imagining Community, and find a faith that has turned inward.
Why do we teach, serve and worship as we do? Earl Palmer names three goals, a faith centered on Christ, growth in the Bible and a difference in the world, and shows how the church, worship and music serve them.
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