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The Intellectual Damaris (Acts 17:17)
ArticleAs the apostle Paul continued his ministry in various Greek cities, he ended up one day in the unique city Athens, known...
The Businesswoman Lydia (Acts 16)
ArticleOur first story is about a woman in the northwest Turkish town of Thyatira, known for its guilds of craftsmen,...
Jesus’ Teachings Include Women
ArticleThe four gospel accounts of Jesus’ earthly ministry contain the mention of more women than virtually any other secular...
Women Make Jesus’ Work Possible (Luke 4:14-19)
ArticleJesus, now in his thirties, “filled with the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and a report about him spread...
Women Happily Accept Significant Work (Luke 1)
ArticleWhen we open the Gospel according to Luke, we immediately meet an elderly woman named Elizabeth, the wife of a Jewish...
Lady Wisdom in Street Clothes (Proverbs 31)
ArticleWe met Lady Wisdom in the opening chapters of the book of Proverbs. We also find her in the closing verses of that same...
Lady Wisdom and the “Beginning of Wisdom” (Proverbs 1:20-32; 9:10)
ArticleWe may be familiar with the real women and real situations of the Old Testament. But the Bible also calls us to pattern...
Esther: A Harem Girl Grows Into a Powerful Queen (Esther 4)
ArticleEsther was a woman who thought she had no influence over her husband or over matters of importance. Yet a desperate...
Huldah: A Prophet and Teacher (2 Kings 22)
ArticleOne of the most important but sometimes under-valued professions is that of teacher. We may prosper or fail, depending...
Abigail: An Ezer Ranch Wife Saves Her Household From Disaster (1 Samuel 25)
ArticleRefusing to be hampered by patriarchal strictures, Abigail defied gender roles in order to keep a workplace dispute from...
Ruth: The Ezer Daughter-in-Law
ArticleWomen's work takes many forms. Among the women in the Old Testament, some served as midwives, some as either prostitutes...
Deborah: An Ezer Woman Equipped to Lead (Judges 4-5)
ArticleSometimes God calls a woman to the highest level of leadership in a crisis moment. As the Israelites settled into the...