Changing the narrative for women in the Bible In my previous post, August 2025, I discussed reframing the narrative or shifting our perspective on Martha and Mary. I would like to continue this month with the story of Martha and other women we find in the New Testament. Last month, we concentrated on the firstContinue reading “Reframe the Narrative – Shift your Perspective”
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Reframe the Narrative – Shift your Perspective
Changing the narrative for Martha and Mary This is the first of a two-part post based on a seminar and academic paper I gave at the International Christian Dance Fellowship conference in Christchurch, New Zealand, in April 2025. The questions I posed were: Changing perspectives may take some digging to find a different story, andContinue reading “Reframe the Narrative – Shift your Perspective”
The Lives and Times of New Testament Women
Part 3 – Women’s Spiritual and Everyday Lives Welcome to the third and final part of my series on the lives of women in New Testament times. If you have not done so, check out the first two. Part 1 Women in a Patriarchal Society Part 2 Marriage, Sexuality and Children This time we areContinue reading “The Lives and Times of New Testament Women”
The Lives and Times of Women in the New Testament- Part 2
Marriage, Sexuality and Childbirth Welcome to part 2 of my series on the lives and times of women in the New Testament. In part 1, I examined women in a patriarchal society, and this time we will look at women’s everyday lives in terms of marriage, sexuality and children. Life was tough and disease wasContinue reading “The Lives and Times of Women in the New Testament- Part 2”
The Lives and Times of New Testament Women
Part 1 – Women’s lives in a patriarchal society “So many women with a love for Jesus. You have brought their stories to life! Wonderful.” One of the most frequent comments about my writing and blogs has been that they bring the Bible to life. Showing how the women and men lived within their communitiesContinue reading “The Lives and Times of New Testament Women”
Jesus’ female disciples
What springs to your mind when you hear of Jesus’ disciples? If you are like me, you grew up with the image of Jesus surrounded by the twelve disciples, all men, following him along the dusty roads from village to village. But is this image correct or was there more to it? Before we lookContinue reading “Jesus’ female disciples”
Elizabeth and Mary
Active Participants in the Christmas Story Elizabeth is a name that’s come down my family line. One grandmother was called Elizabeth and the other, like me, had it as a middle name. I even chose it as my daughter’s name. Despite all that, and even knowing that Elizabeth is a character in the Bible, andContinue reading “Elizabeth and Mary”
Priscilla and Aquila – When is teaching not teaching?
Welcome to the third of my blogs in the series on how Women (also) Built The Church. So far we have looked at Junia and Andronicus, this time, its the turn of another power couple mentioned in the New Testament, Priscilla and Aquila. I recently spoke at a church meeting on a Thursday afternoon aboutContinue reading “Priscilla and Aquila – When is teaching not teaching?”
Junia: The Invisible Apostle
How women (also) built the church In my last blog, I looked at Paul’s female co-workers, and how women also built the church. This month I will examine Andronicus and Junia, likely to be a married couple, ministering together in Rome. “Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow Jews who have been in prison withContinue reading “Junia: The Invisible Apostle”
How women (also) built the church
Paul’s female co-workers When you think of Paul’s journeys around the Mediterranean world, do you have the same image as I do? Paul, with his exciting, Spirit-led, dynamic, all guns blazing mission including the likes of Barnabas, Silas, Timothy and other men walking along a dusty road or preaching to a crowd? I recently googledContinue reading “How women (also) built the church”
Leaving Bethany 