You are about to attend a school unlike any other; it’s an education unlike any public or private school and it really deserves another word to describe it. It is Accelerated Christian Education. You walk into a room to find a series of carrels (I’m used to the word cubicle) that are designed so that […]
Category: Obedience
On Agency
A couple of thousand years ago, when the Bible was written, the world was different place for women. There was a lot that women couldn’t do; while some cultures permitted slightly more freedoms than others in certain areas or certain exceptions – by and large, women were kept in specific boundaries. Those boundaries were decided […]
A Sort of Love I Don’t Understand
Christianity taught me a lot of things; but I’m not certain how to love was one of them. As I was growing up when True Love Waits and I Kissed Dating Goodbye were all the rage, a great many sermons outlined what my Biblically-informed family-oriented life ought to look like so that when it was […]
Chains and Slavery
In an article on “Marital Authority” in Le Correspondant, Mme. COLETTE YVER tells us that — Feminine obedience and masculine authority, belonging to the very nature of men and women, imposed themselves, despite of everything, on the human pair. Civilization and politeness have weakened them in practice, without altering their mutual reactions. In vain will […]
That Poor Dog
There’s nothing like a heartfelt, charming sermon illustration to drive home a Christian point. Jesus knew this when he spoke in parables, talking about farming to farmers and fishing to fishermen; so many pastors have followed his example by talking about things we can all relate to: A pastor once told his congregation, “I learned […]
Dropping Everything
“Reading while supposed to be doing dishes. Got to stop b/c the book [apparently on Male Headship and Female Submission via Christian Head-coverings from 1 Corinthians 11] reminded me to honor my husband, and doing my work is part of that.” The caption read below a picture of a closed book inside of a dish […]
Be Persuaded 