Rejoicing in the Lord’s gifts, the intent of this paper is to set forth God’s good design for women in the church, so they participate and serve with all their heart, soul, mind, and strength.

I sit alone in my office after an emotional and heartbreaking conversation with a mother watching her daughter, in the midst of an identity crisis, make decisions that cannot be easily undone. And then, as if I am having deja vu, I am transported to a previous conversation with a father.