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“The Bible teaches that we are made in the image and likeness of God; therefore, I must believe that there is a male and female expression of God,” Rev. Dr. Susan Newman writes in her book Your Inner Eve: Discovering God’s Woman Within. “God’s Spirit has often felt like a nurturing mother, and I want […]

When she was only nine years old, Stacy Boorn announced, “I want to be a pastor. God wants me to do this.” Even though she was growing up in a church that was part of the Missouri Synod Lutheran denomination, that still doesn’t ordain women, she didn’t realize then that women were prohibited from being […]