Counterpoint: Is the Church TooFeminine? - The thesis of several recent books is challenged: "As I walk into church, I am welcomed by a man who hands me a bulletin. I am ushered to my seat by a man. I look through the bulletin in my hand and read the names of men on the elder board and men serving as pastors. I am welcomed by a man who gives the announcements. I stand and worship, led by a band of mostly men. We sing songs that are mostly written by men. I sit down and listen to a man preach a sermon and give illustrations from his own, male, life. He reads scripture from a Bible that was translated by men. This translation speaks primarily to men through its masculine pronouns. The sermon usually centers around a man in the Bible. This male pastor leads me in prayer to a God he calls father." Of course, the women make the coffee.

When the Hate Mail Arrives - "As a pastor you will make decisions that, inevitably, will be disliked by someone. Or maybe you did something, and ...