article: Further Confessions of a Recovering Feminist

The CBMW's Gender Blog has just posted Further Confessions of a Recovering Feminist, Part 1, by Courtney Tarter. I recommend that we who interact here on Complegalitarian blog read Courtney's article. It is good for all sides in these debates to read testimonies from anyone, like Courtney, which speak to issues in the complemantarian-egalitarian debates.

Since public comments are not permitted on the Gender Blog, feel free to comment on Courtney's article here. I think that sometimes David Kotter of Gender Blog visits Complegalitarian blog where he can read responses to his blog posts.

My own feeling is that it is helpful for each of us to try to hear what the Spirit of God might be telling us from testimonies from anyone in these debates, regardless of whether or not we agree with every detail of someone's current interpretation of the relevant Scripture passages. What can we learn from each other? What can egalitarians learn from godly complementarians? What can complementarians learn from godly egalitarians? I am not suggesting compromise on what we consider important issues, but I am suggesting that God may be able to teach us something, even from people with whom we disagree. I hope that that is something that we in the Body of Christ can agree upon, as we relate to Christ the head of his Body, the Church.