By Leanne Swift I suppose the readership of the Gender Blog is well aware of the word complementarian, but I almost want to laugh sometimes if I try to use the term in everyday conversation—because for the most part—who does that?  Unless you read Piper and all those guys, or your church teaches it…but when...

By Joe Carter [NOTE: Below is a story from the Gospel Coalition’s Joe Carter from the “just when you thought you’d seen/heard/read it all” files.–CJR] The Story: A new revision of the King James Bible—dubbed the the Queen James Bible—edits out all references to homosexuality in order to provide a Bible translation “edited to prevent...

Sermon by John Piper One of the 30-year theological trademarks of Bethlehem is the way we understand God’s purposes for how men and women relate to each other in family and church and society. If you want a name to put a name on this understanding, we would say we are complementarian — based on...

By Jeff Robinson Biblical manhood is often easier written about than acted out. What does biblical manhood look like? We read the imperatives of the apostle Paul in 1 Cor. 16:13-14 seem clear: “Be watchful. Stand firm in the faith. Be strong. Act like men. Let everything you do be done in love.” God’s man...

By Trillia Newbell I’ve spoken to newly married girlfriends who have shared their frustrations with their new spouse. There is generally some area that the women wish their husbands would improve on, and they are growing weary waiting. We generally come to the same conclusion—their husbands may need to grow, but perhaps the wives are...

By R. Albert Mohler Jr. Writing a generation ago, sociologist Christopher Lasch pointed to the weakening of the family as the most significant and dangerous development of our times. In his book, Haven in a Heartless World, Lasch described the breakdown of the natural family as a calamity for the society at large, as well...