I do know, however, that both men and women are made in the image of God, neither one complete without the other. I do know that Jesus wept at the death of His friend, Lazarus - does that public display of emotion disqualify Him from leadership?

If it were not for God’s overwhelming love for us, Jesus would not have died for us. If not for His mercy and grace, we would still be dead in our sins. There is no logical reason why God would want to reach out to men who rejected Him and rebeled against Him - it is all based on His love - and that’s an emotion I am sincerely grateful for!

Molly, Amen on all that! As to the blog look, I have to give full credit to my hubby. I’m clueless.

Brian and Jan, This charge is not one where someone was trying to justify their views biblically. It was said by a woman during a Sunday school class on marriage, and the whole room nodded in agreement and continued to make snide remarks about women and their emotions. It is about the third time I have heard this position stated by someone in my current church, having also heard it at womens’ Bible study. Not once have I heard someone stand up and say, “This is WRONG!” Myself included. Everyone just gets a big ole guffaw and moves on.

Cahleen, Thank you!

The whole thing is just so much bunk. What’s hard to believe is how purvasive it is.

Love your thoughts on not being afraid of emotions. I’m really working on that with my kids, having formerly been an “anti-negative-emotions” parent, and then realizing that being sad and/or mad is NOT a bad thing but a HEALTHY thing. The key is just learning how to be sad and/or mad without ruining everyone else’s day.