Happy Blogiversary to DanBoone.me
November 6, 2015 By Leave a Comment

Happy Blogiversary to DanBoone.me

It’s my Blogiversary!

Can you believe I’ve been blogging here (and you’ve been reading) for two years? It’s hard for me to believe sometimes.

This blog debuted on November 26, 2013, with a simple “Welcome to My Blog” post.

Since then I’ve written on all sorts of topics: church life, theology, college students, culture, marriage, family, and human sexuality. I’ve shared excerpts from my books, a few videos, seasonal greetings, opinions, and book reviews.

Thank you, dear readers, for continuing to support my writing by reading it! I appreciate all of your comments here and on Facebook and Twitter. It means a lot to know that I connect with you in a meaningful way.

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What Paul Says About Women in The Church
March 10, 2015 By 19 Comments

What Paul Says About Women in The Church

In my last post, I began looking at the role of women in the church. I closed that post by introducing Paul’s writings that have bothered Christians when it comes to women in the church. Let’s look more closely now at these troublesome texts.

Christianity in Corinth

The issue in 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 (which speaks of women wearing veils and having long hair) is not male control of women but how a woman’s hair or uncovered head affected the understanding of Christianity in Corinth. Apparently, some of the women were bucking culture and letting their hair hang loose, just like the pagan priestesses who went into a prophetic frenzy at the local pagan temple. And they were also shaving their heads, reminiscent of the hairstyle of the city prostitutes. Whether pagan or prostitute, the hairstyles of these women sent a damaging signal to the people of Corinth about the nature of Christianity.

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Women in the Biblical Church
March 9, 2015 By 3 Comments

Women in the Biblical Church

Is it a man’s world? If you surveyed the leadership level of this country’s institutions—school boards, colleges, political parties, businesses, banks, executive boards, churches—men would dominate. Does this say something about male superiority or about culture or about God’s created order or about the curse of sin?

Women’s issues in America have a long history—education, the right to vote, equal pay, protection under the law from domestic violence, double standards in sexual behavior, economic exploitation, Title IX sports issues, political office, glass ceilings in corporate businesses, sexual discrimination, sexual harassment, priesthood, ministry, and military. Lots of issues. And if you travel to other places in the world, the list gets longer: the right to go out in public, to show her face, to speak to a man, to learn to read, sterilization, the murder of female babies, rape, slavery, and forced prostitution. The way of women in this world has not been easy.

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