My little addition to Our Daily Bread (10/26/11):
On the Sabbath day we went outside the city gate by the river, where we thought there was a place of prayer. We sat down and spoke to the women gathered there.
(Acts 16:13 HCSB)
Growing up it was always a marvel at the observation that women greatly outnumbered men in services no matter which church we attended. Apparently, from this verse, this seems more a gender-trait across time and culture. In comparison with men, women seem “wired” to be more responsive to spiritual matters, or maybe just more likely to pray (i.e. stop pressing on blindly and ask for directions). It certainly seems women more keenly desire to gather as a community of believers than men. While it’s probably all of the above observations to different degrees in different situations, it seems clear to me that women are not only respected by Christians so much more than in other major world religions, their faith is vital to life of the church.
- Andy Jentes
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