Women's Role

[Ohio]

Originally Posted by Nell

One day, the Big Dog Childrens Work "coordinator" had a meeting with all the workers. While glaring at me, rudely, in front of everyone, with a nasty frown and angry eyes, he pronounced that sister so-and-so was now the leader of my group and turning his head toward me he said "If anybody has problems with that, they can come see me."

Did I give one rip that he publicly and rudely fired me from a job that was never mine...that I never asked for? Did his rude behavior change who I am or what I was? No. It didn't. Did he remove the gift God had given me...the gift of responsibility, capabilities, loving and caring for others? No. He did not. Big Dog never even bothered to tell me what I had done, if anything, to deserve such rude behavior and disrespect. So I stopped being me.

As I said, authority is overrated and misunderstood. Those who exercise authority often have no gift and are blind as a bat...as Big Dog was and probably still is. Those who may have even a small gift, as I believe I did, wouldn't touch a position of "authority" with a ten-foot-pole. I also believe that the more Evangelical rants about men having authority over women, the less he knows what he is talking about.

Nell

For the rest, rejoice in the Lord.

Beware of Big Dogs. Beware of Evil Workers.

For we serve by the Spirit of God and boast in Christ Jesus. And have no confidence in the flesh. (Phil. 3.1-3)