Qualifications to be a Church Leader (1 Timothy 3-6)

Elaine R Kelly

Jun 9, 202310 min read

Bible study

Qualifications to be a Church Leader (1 Timothy 3-6)

Do the qualifications to be a church leader say anything about women in leadership? No.

Women, Authority and Fear in Childbirth (1 Timothy 2)

Elaine R Kelly

Jun 9, 202314 min read

Bible study

Women, Authority and Fear in Childbirth (1 Timothy 2)

Egalitarian commentary on 1 Timothy 2: Women, Authority, and being saved through childbirth.

The Bible Affirms All People (1 Timothy 1)

Elaine R Kelly

Jun 7, 202316 min read

Bible study

The Bible Affirms All People (1 Timothy 1)

1 Timothy 1 affirms all people and tells believers to stop exploiting others.

Book Review: Mary and Early Christian Women: Hidden Leadership

Elaine R Kelly

May 31, 20234 min read

Book or Media Review

Book Review: Mary and Early Christian Women: Hidden Leadership

Mary, the Mother of Jesus, as an Early Church Leader; Evidence of the Hidden Leadership of Women in the early church.

Women Clergy at the Altar; Women Silenced

Elaine R Kelly

May 30, 20236 min read

History

Women Clergy at the Altar; Women Silenced

Evidence that women in the early church were leaders, priests, and overseers based on book Mary and Early Christian Women: Hidden Leadership

Elaine R Kelly

May 28, 20236 min read

Women in the Bible

Mary and Jesus: Mother and Son

Ancient records pair Mother and Son, Mary and Jesus in Eucharist based on the book Mary and Early Christian Women: Hidden Leadership

4 More Woman Liturgical Leaders: Apostles, Preachers, Baptizers

Elaine R Kelly

May 25, 20236 min read

Women leaders

4 More Woman Liturgical Leaders: Apostles, Preachers, Baptizers

Mary, mother of Jesus, & four other famous woman liturgical leaders and apostles. See Mary and Early Christian Women: Hidden Leadership

Elaine R Kelly

May 23, 20235 min read

Women in the Bible

Art Preserves Mary as Liturgical Leader

While texts were redacted, art preserves records of women preachers, leaders based on book Mary and Early Christian Women: Hidden Leadership

Elaine R Kelly

May 21, 20234 min read

Women in the Bible

Mary: More than a Mother

God calls Mary to new tasks after giving birth to Jesus; Introduce Mary and Early Christian Women: Hidden Leadership

Elaine R Kelly

May 19, 20234 min read

Author Insights

Stories, Sipping, and Signing!

What does a group of women reveal when reflecting on book club discussions of Forgotten Followers?

Rediscovering Jesus and Women: Elaine Kelly Interview

Elaine R Kelly

May 16, 202325 min read

Author Insights

Rediscovering Jesus and Women: Elaine Kelly Interview

Summary of Reluctant Christian Feminist podcast interview with Elaine R Kelly Author on Jesus and Women.

Step into Scripture: Do You Imagine Yourself in Bible Stories?

Elaine R Kelly

May 3, 20235 min read

Art and theology

Step into Scripture: Do You Imagine Yourself in Bible Stories?

When you yourself in Bible stories you experience God. It's a form of prayer. Biblical fiction puts you in the shoes of women of the Bible.

Elaine R Kelly

Apr 28, 202318 min read

Biblical interpretation

Was Apostle Paul Misquoted? (3)

Egalitarian interpretations of controversial passages resolve conflicts within Paul's letters and between Paul, Peter, James, and Jesus.

Elaine R Kelly

Mar 3, 20238 min read

Empowering women

Woman this is War!

Book Review outlining why women defend gender equality in the church, and how feminism and equal rights are dismissed by the church.

Elaine R Kelly

Feb 24, 20234 min read

Biblical interpretation

How is Christ the Head of the Church?

What does it mean to say Jesus is the chief cornerstone, keystone, or capstone. Are our daughters called living stones in the Bible?

What is God's Gender? Neither male nor female

Elaine R Kelly

Feb 3, 202310 min read

Biblical interpretation

What is God's Gender? Neither male nor female

Let's look at God's gender, being made in God's image, neither male nor female, and a fun chart of God's pronouns in the Bible.

Peter Encouraged Men and Women (1 Peter)

Elaine R Kelly

Jan 29, 202315 min read

Biblical interpretation

Peter Encouraged Men and Women (1 Peter)

Does Peter tell women to submit and men not to submit? No. Look again at the encouragement written in 1 Peter.

Q&A: Why Write a Historical Biblical Fiction?

Elaine R Kelly

Jan 18, 20238 min read

Author Insights

Q&A: Why Write a Historical Biblical Fiction?

Interview with Elaine Kelly Author about putting themes of equality into historical biblical fiction

Elaine R Kelly

Jan 13, 202310 min read

Writing tips

Is it Christian Fiction?

Why the re-telling of the Gospel from the women's perspective may not fit the Christian Fiction genre. Which books/movies called Christian?

Elaine R Kelly

Dec 20, 20223 min read

Author Insights

Promoting Peace on Earth

In December, I joined another author and went to a local holiday bazaar with local vendors, crafts and foods. All proceeds went to...

Research in Historical Fiction: Elaine Kelly Interview

Elaine R Kelly

Dec 15, 20225 min read

Writing tips

Research in Historical Fiction: Elaine Kelly Interview

Elaine R Kelly Author interviewed on Regency History Podcast, discussing her approach to research & writing historical fiction. YouTube link

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