![]() They had never known a man like this Man … A prophet and teacher who never nagged at them, never flattered or coaxed or patronized … who rebuked without querulousness and praised without condescension who took their questions and arguments seriously who never mapped out their sphere for them, never urged them to be feminine or jeered at them for being female … Nobody could possibly guess from the words and deeds of Jesus that there was anything about woman’s nature. Perhaps it is no wonder that the women were first at the Cradle and last at the Cross. Dorothy Sayers said it well, in her essay, “Are Women Human?” – Real women would do well to also look to Jesus for their example. ![]() ![]() Real men imitate the Lord Jesus Christ who was strong and authoritative, but not brash or pushy. It is too bad because the best men I have known are not loud-mouthed and tyrannical. It is too bad that this is the image that comes to mind when we speak of feminism. The stereotype is one of women who think that to be equal with men, they must act like men, meaning authoritative, if not brash. ![]() Most of us, when we hear the term “feminist” think of aggressive females demanding their rights to be equal with men. ![]()
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