How To Raise A Reader
Reading has always been a high priority when it comes to being a mom. Our policy from the time Caroline was old enough to attend to a book at around …
God is Using Women Around the World So Why Not Here?
Felicity at Simply Church has a short but thought-provoking post entitled The Hemiplegic Bride. She cites the following: In China, around 80% of house …
Should Women Say The Lord’s Prayer in Church?
Dee and Deb over at The Wartburg Watch are discussing the infamous list by Wayne Gruden that we’ve discussed before: But What Should Women Do In …
Getting Spirited Children to Sleep and Related Challenges
One of my most popular posts is Raising a Spirited Child and Feeling Like a Bad Mother. I wrote it when Caroline was about three and a half and I was …
Christian Premarital Counseling That Promotes the Idea of an Adversarial Marriage
Have you ever stopped to ponder that in many Christian circles men and women are told in premarital counseling that they are entering an adversarial …
The Fourth Turning & How It Impacts the Body of Christ
I’ve written about The Theory of the Fourth Turning a number of times on my other blog, but wanted to also bring it up here because I think it …
Defining Complementarian and Egalitarian on a Spectrum
The terms complementarian and egalitarian are used all the time, but they are’t two simple terms. There can be quite a lot of nuance for each …
Mark Driscoll’s New Sermon Series on Esther
Back when we were discussing the impact of p*rn and sex on the church, Brandy made this astute observation (bold mine): I think that when you said …
Should Women Proclaim the Gospel to Men?
Denny Burk wrote a post about Christianity Today’s list of “50 Women to Watch: Those Most Shaping the Church and Culture.” The list …
Rachel Held Evans, Mary Kassian, The Gospel Coalition, and A Year of Biblical Womanhood
I like to people watch. And I like to wrestle with ideas. So one of my favorite things to do is watch people wrestle with ideas. It’s been fascinating …
No Fun Reading With Dick and Jane (or Sally and Spot)
I am just young enough that I “missed out” on learning to read using Dick and Jane books. I know many people who are slightly older than …
The Loss of Real Communities
Suddenly the door opened and Pa burst in, saying, “Put on your bonnets, Caroline and girls! There’s a meeting at the schoolhouse!” …