Of Scalpels and Women (This One in Particular)

I hope to continue these discussions about women, and I hope to, someday soon perhaps, share more of my own personal story (which may help my questions make a lot more sense).  Thank you all SO much for maintaining an all-too-rare spirit of respect and consideration for others during conversations rife with opposing thoughts.  If [...]

Validity and Questions on the “Woman Issue”

A dear friend of mine, one who shares some of my questions and wonderings, one who is HAPPILY a full-time homemaker and homeschooling mother, etc, and one who loves Jesus Christ, just finished reading the same article I did.  She, having come from a similar conservative background/mindset, said this:
I am sorry, but every conservative, silence-only woman [...]

Titus 2 (Mandate?)

Interesting comment here, by this blogger.  Let me quote (since we were just talking about this very subject), emphasis mine:
I do think it’s a mistake to believe–IF you do–that all older women are called by God to mentor younger women. Trust me, there are some godly older women who simply don’t have those particular gifts. That’s the [...]

Fulfillment as a Woman

The blogosphere is weird.  Sometimes I love the din, sometimes I hate it.  I have a feeling many of you have similar reactions (from comments I have read).
Hoping not to be one more clanging gong, and knowing that this post isn’t going to beam me up any brownie points, I wanted to comment today on [...]

Diss Ain’t Discernment

Ever noticed a few blogs out there where everything’s either Good or Bad, and they are the appointed-of-God ministers to tell us which is which (and no questions allowed)?   You may have visited some of the same ones I have.  If so, you probably would have read some comments from me under some posts…except that [...]

Hearing!

There is nothing more powerful and liberating than to hear from God on a matter.  It takes all the wondering, questioning, mulling, and moves it to one side.  I say, “to one side,” because the questions are often still there.  Seems to me that God doesn’t always answer them, right away or if ever.  But when [...]

Note to Self: Remember This

“Who is a God like Thee
Who pardons iniquity
And passes over the rebellious act
Of the remnant of His possession.
He does not retain His anger forever
Because He delights in unchanging Love!”

What Side is God On?

I was thinking about this the other day, in leiu of Joshua’s question:
“And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, [...]

Groveling

I wish I was perfect.  I wish that a lot, actually.  It drives me nuts that I’m not, and, even more, that I’m not so often. 
These recent posts, and the comments they’ve prodded, have bothered me.  Obviously. 

My Once Upon a Time

To “get” this post, you have to read this, as well as the comments, though even then, you might not get it, which is probably okay.  Most of you know me as someone not afraid to argue/debate, and it’s true: I’m not.  In this case, I’m not afraid….I’m just tired.  I’m tired of the whole shebang, [...]