Brother Abbot, Then you best toss aside your Bible, since you refuse to accept what is written therein.  I have given you exact translation, not some gnostic junk as you accuse me of. If you don't want to accept the fact that *she* was of note among the apostles, that's on your head, not mine. Your view that the idea of" women apostles is just silly" is just as silly, because there is plenty of proof that God gave women leadership positions as well as men. Close your eyes if you want to, but a proper and thorough reading of Scripture will show you exactly that; God placed women in those roles. And when God calls women to positions of leadership within *His* church, who are you or anyone else to put a stop to it. Doesn't Joel speak of God pouring out His Spirit upon His handmaidens, to which Peter referenced on the Day of Pentecost. And when Holy Spirit moves, you better put your male-headship/domination ideas aside, because *those* are very unBiblical. Oh, and I know about Sis. EGW.