Too often people talk of the priesthood as though its main purpose is blessings by the laying on of hands, and ‘having it in the home’. But it’s much, much more than that. Continue reading “All the earth will be blessed”: what the priesthood is really for
In Pride and Prejudice, Caroline Bingley says to her brother, ‘I should like Balls infinitely better if they were carried on in a different manner…. It would surely be much more rational if conversation instead of dancing made the order of the day.’ ‘Much more rational, I dare say,’ replies Charles, ‘but not near so … Continue reading Ordaining women, the gifts of womanhood, and real equality
Some people get concerned over Paul’s direction (e.g. in 1 Corinthians 14:34,35) that women should “keep silent” in the church and be subject to their husbands. Besides the less-than-perfect translation, women being “subject” to their husbands or needfully “silent” in any situation is a difficult principle for people to accept today. This is partly because … Continue reading Saving families – why women don’t ‘rule’ in the Church
Peaceable Treasures 