[NOTE: In light of today’s troubling decision to remove the restriction on women in combat in the U.S. armed forces, we offer the following complementarian perspective on the issue by CBMW’s executive director from Christianity Today’s blog. See Gender Blog for further biblical analysis of this development over the next few days.] By Owen Strachan, CBMW Executive Director...

By Owen Strachan and Andrew Walker On the subject of religious controversy, 2013 started off with a bang, not a whimper. Hobby Lobby, the craft chain owned by a Christian couple, chose to defy the odious HHS mandate pioneered by the administration of President Barack Obama. This edict seeks to bring religious groups to heel...

We at CBMW are deeply appreciative of Randy Stinson’s many years of excellent service as executive director of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood.. He served as CBMW’s leader for seven years and will remain in an advisory role as a senior fellow. CBMW’s board of directors recently named Owen Strachan as the organization’s...

By Mary Wilson I recently polled a group of women actively engaged in teaching the Scriptures within their local churches, mostly as volunteers, to ask them about the significant challenges they face in this role. Five of them are listed below. Can you relate to any of these? I don’t feel worthy We have this...

By Jonathan Parnell Communication is important, and it’s not easy. In this video, Tim Witmer, author of The Shepherd Leader at Home, gives some practical advice to men on how we communicate. For starters, he says, turn off the phone and be there. To view the brief video, go here: http://www.desiringgod.org/blog/posts/how-to-be-a-better-communicator-at-home (Originally posted on the...

By Owen Strachan, CBMW Executive Director The news of pastor Louie Giglio being pulled from the upcoming inauguration ceremony of President Barack Obama has traveled far and wide. Giglio was originally invited, it seems, due to his laudable work to combat sex trafficking; he was apparently asked to step down by the White House because...