tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10020592.post1711228047639853721..comments2024-03-21T12:32:39.345-05:00Comments on Frankly Speaking: Women, Minorities, and Outcasts in the Gospel of LukeFrank Bellizzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07949066335378651585noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10020592.post-47349658237912142362008-05-21T21:47:00.000-05:002008-05-21T21:47:00.000-05:00Thank you for your comment. I was glad to read yo...Thank you for your comment. I was glad to read your gracious words.Frank Bellizzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07949066335378651585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10020592.post-35831305242154308972008-02-07T21:33:00.000-06:002008-02-07T21:33:00.000-06:00For at least 10 years the community of believers (...For at least 10 years the community of believers (Church of Christ) to which I belong went through a process of discerning the openness to women's gifts in a more inclusive manner. At one point one of the elders "preached" one Sunday morning by reading the passages from Luke of Jesus' interaction with women. As a footnote, our community does include women and (as an elderly woman) I have to say the depth of our public prayers and focus on being the followers of Jesus has had the effect of leaven.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com