Jezebel and Delilah have plenty to teach contemporary Christian women, according to Bad Girls of the Bible and What We Can Learn from Them. In her book, Higgs tells fictionalized, contemporary stories based on the lives of biblical characters including Eve, Potiphar’s wife, and the woman at the well. In verse-by-verse commentary, Higgs summarizes each life’s lessons and provides a list of questions for personal consideration or group discussion. The overall message of each chapter is the same: “Good Girls and Bad Girls both need a Savior. The goodness of your present life can’t open the doors of heaven for you. The badness of your past life can’t keep you out either, “ said -Michael Joseph Gross, for Amazon.com reviews.
St. James’ Episcopal Church is an open, inclusive and caring faith community that embraces diversity and celebrates the joy of Christ….
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And yet…I have a friend who argues that the Bible speaks mostly about “bad boys”, and that an all-male clergy stems from the fact that men needed something to do…because there weren’t very many “bad girls” in the Bible. Food for thought.
Indeed, I was just thinking about Salome, Delilah, Jezebel, and the original bad girl, Eve. But it is probably true that the bad boys outnumber the bad girls in the Bible stories, and quite often as with Salome and Jezebel, they are egging on the bad boys to do something absolutely ghastly.
As usual, the website shows a pictues of a happy, inclusive, and vibrant parish. But the 2002 through 2010 years show a decline in ASA of 125 to 95 and Plate & Pledge adjusted for inflation down from $110K to $90K. And the male seminarian from General is seeing the increasingly common TEC staff of 100 percent female. Statmann