Like me and like all human beings, she was a flawed person that God used for His plans. This was one of the many ways that Jesus was a norm-breaker.ĭo you have a “dark horse” favorite example of a woman speaking in the Bible? Maybe someone who surprised you? Someone who doesn’t typically have her voice amplified? Women were also involved in Jesus’ ministry.
Debra was a judge whose authority was a given even when it came to war. And this is one of the things I take on in the book - because the Bible has several important women in leadership! And in both Old and New Testaments. To be honest, however, there is currently a big debate in many Evangelical communities about women in leadership. She did organize events from time to time as well and was among the women who would keep things running, especially when it came to service positions. When thinking about this the first person who comes to mind is my Mom. She definitely had us at church every time the doors were open, and there was something almost every night of the week. She was always there for every program and event. What’s your experience of the roles of women in the Christian faith communities with which you are familiar? They are the ones going to daily mass, they are the ones dragging the families to Sunday church, they are the ones volunteering for various service projects, they are the ones organizing the devotional prayer meetings, they are the ones without whom there simply would be no faith community at all. I know less about what it is like in Evangelical circles, but very often the very Catholic churches which are criticized for being the most patriarchal are the ones which see women dominate as the lifeblood of the community. I thought I was familiar with these women and these stories, but I learned a lot throughout the process was inspired to see in a new way how God worked through women time and time again.
The women of the Bible are complex people, just like us: courageous, frightened, questioning, flawed.
In particular, I was eager to tell these stories in ways that people who are turned off to religion, completely new to the Bible, or who simply missed out on these stories, can still encounter them.
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