John Piper, Women in Combat, and How Gender Roles Fall Short of the Glory of...
Co-Ed Combat and Cultural Cowardice, an article written by John Piper in 2007, has resurfaced in light of the U.S. military’s decision to let women serve in combat. I’m posting part of it here not...
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Oppressors, Activists, and Spiritual Stinginess: St. Paul’s Guide to Praying...
“And I am praying that you will put into action the generosity that comes from your faith as you understand and experience all the good things we have in Christ.” -Philemon 1:6 I was reading Philemon...
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Making Space for the Feminine Voice
Women are natural communicators. No one doubts this, really, and a quick, unscientific glance at the blogosphere confirms the female desire to enter into the conversation about important issues...
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50 Shades of Broken: Why Do Women Fantasize About Abuse?
I first noticed it when I bought my Nook Color last year. Erotica. Everywhere. Written by and for women. So much for letting my kids peruse the free books section! It seems that e-readers opened up a...
View Article“The missionaries brought the Bread of Life, but we choked on the packaging.”
“When the missionaries came, they brought the Bread of Life. But alas, we choked on the cellophane it was wrapped in.” Those were words I heard over and over as a child, my missionary father...
View ArticleShould Christian Women Color Their Hair? On Dissatisfaction, Cultural...
A couple weeks ago, I had about a foot of hair cut off my head. When you’re the busy mother of four, and have the sort of Hermione-meets-Rapunzel hair that you can almost watch grow, it’s easier to...
View ArticleHow Much Money Does it Take to Be A Good Christian Woman?
When I was in my twenties, I attended a “Bible” study on how to be a Good Christian Woman. Good Christian Women, I was told, stayed home with their children. Mothers who worked outside the home were...
View ArticleThe Gospel is Never at Stake. A Few Words on Orthodoxy, Christian Unity, and...
I saw a quote from a Christian leader yesterday, one that I respect despite disagreeing with some of his doctrine. It contained the words At stake is the gospel of Jesus Christ. Whoa, hold up. Im...
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Love Should Never Include Disclaimers: Why Christians Need to Stop Trying to...
There was a time when I thought it was my Christian duty to point out anything I thought someone was doing wrong. I called out teachers for being too hard on other kids. If the pastor said something I...
View ArticleCalvinism, Control Freaks, and the Sovereignty of God
The internet has been obsessed with Calvinism for the past week or so. Zack Hunt’s Dear John letter to Calvin, Jonathan Merritt’s article about the troubling trends in America’s Calvinist revival,...
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