For a long time I’ve wanted to tackle one of the principal problems of egalitarian Christian marriages and that is the fact that someone has to be in charge or there will be chaos. You know. Dogs and cats living together. Mass hysteria. SOMEONE …
It was fascinating to watch the complementarian leaders of Together for the Gospel insist that C.J. Maheney speak at their conference last week despite the concerns expressed by many that he is not fit for teaching or leadership given the …
Update October 2025 – I published this post in October 2016. It has been nine years and my views on this topic have continued to grow and deepen. My views on other things in this post have also changed. If I were to write this post now, I would …
"...examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so..." Acts 17
Perhaps we have turned a tiny corner over the past year. In one week, two different Neo-Reformed Complementarian websites had posts about the importance of women studying theology. They were even affirming of women studying theology (albeit with many …
There are many Christian men and women who believe the Bible and desire to live a life pleasing to the Lord who reject the idea that the Lord created men to be “over” women. From the article linked at the end: I have the privilege of …
Do Christian women really want patriarchy? Do they even realize what they are promoting? From the article linked below: In patriarchal societies, the male head of the family had absolute power over the dependent females of his family, both legal and …
One of my homeschool parenting aha moments came when I realized we had the freedom (and responsibility) to fully embrace that we are a creative family. Prior to that moment I had always felt that I needed to structure life and homeschooling …
I don’t know who said it first, but the idea is that you become like the five people you spend the most time with. So if you want to see who you will be in ten years, look at the people you are spending the most time with every week. I’ve …
Is it ironic that I’m writing about the power of a simplified homeschool life a day late? Kind of. But there’s still a story to be told and a lesson to be learned. A Simplified Homeschool Life When I started a series on homeschool …
If there is one concept that has driven my parenting and homeschooling, it is trusting my instincts even when no one understands. Fully embracing this idea early on changed the course of my parenting and made me a much more effective parent to my …
Homeschool planning is obviously a big deal for moms because everyone has an opinion (and blog post) about how it should be done. As a relaxed homeschooler, I am much more of a plan a day at a time type homeschooler overall so my planning looks a bit …
