she feels the callA Christian sister writes: "I attend a United Methodist Church. We have raised our children and are now empty nesters. I continue to feel God's call to professional ministry. Why do I feel the call if it does not mean I am supposed to pursue it? . . . Any practical suggestions?"
women on church board?A gracEmail subscriber asks whether I think church "boards" should include only men. . . . He believes it "God's will that men should run the church" . . . because he thinks "men are more capable of making the decisions without getting too cluttered with our emotions."
veils in 1 Corinthians 11 (two gracEmails)Someone asks, "I am currently studying 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 and its command that women remain veiled at public worship but that men appear unveiled. Do you have any thoughts on that?"
female coverings at CorinthA gracEmail subscriber asks about Paul's instruction to the Corinthians that women be veiled in public worship (1 Cor. 11:2-16).
politically correct?A gracEmail subscriber in California writes: "I would appreciate your comment on why Jesus did not select any women as Apostles. I have noticed that you do not interpret scriptures literally when there is a need to comply with contemporary tradition. I assume that you are being politically correct."
must wives submit to husbands?"You made some comment that sounded like you might adopt the politically correct line these days," writes a subscriber. "Have you forsaken the biblical truth that women should submit to their husbands?"
women pastorsA subscriber in the Southwest U.S. asks whether biblically a church should ordain women as pastors (or elders).
women be silent in the church (two gracEmails)A gracEmail subscriber asks, "What does Paul mean in 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 when he says that women are to keep silent in the church?"
women teaching menA gracEmail subscriber writes, "Paul said he didn't allow a woman to teach a man (1 Tim. 2:12). What do you think Paul meant?"