December 31st Reflections

I can’t pretend like this last year has been boring.  Well, life with five young children is never boring, but I mean beyond that.  This year has been one of those where you plant a foot down hard, pivot, and all of a sudden see a whole new perspective.   It’s not that the old perspective is/was “bad” [...]

Doug Phillips (of Vision Forum)—Huh?

Edit 1/03 to add:  I’ve decided to take down the link to the questions about Brad Phillips and the issue with the (possibly stolen) movie.  It is true that the allegations are incredibly serious, and yet not substantiated very well (which is the opposite of the allosaur movie and the Epstein story), as well as the [...]

The Real Original Sin?

Correction and Apology: CBMW does not firmly hold that original sin was actually disobedience to gender roles.  I apologize for my skim-reading self, as the previous quote I gave was only partial!  There are some subordinationalists who do teach that original sin was woman’s usurption of male authority—I’m working on a research project along those lines and the [...]

five things

Paul hath tagged me.  So here are five things you may not know about me:
1. I used to play the saxaphone.  I picked it because it was loud, shiny, and made great sounds on jazz cds.  After hauling it through umpteenth million bus stops, I began looking with envy at the smart kids who chose [...]

Parenting, Authority and Politics, and (whew) Correcting Mistakes

A while back, I mentioned that I’d like to talk about parenting (and Why My Kids Act Better than  Your Kids), and I really did mean that.  So my first question is as follows:
Is Man’s Fallen Nature going to be “fixed” by a strict authoritarian approach? 
Another way to phrase it might be,
Does teaching [...]

Luther on Women (Wide Fundaments, Yet Priesthood for All)

I’m almost wrapping up this series on major church leaders and women.  When I’m done, I’ll wrap up with a link to quotes from each leader and a note explaining why in the world I chose to do this in the first place.  For now, here’s Luther: 
“A woman does not have complete mastery over herself. God created her [...]

The Pagans Stole My Christmas Tree!

 Pardon this Scrooge, but I don’t really care if Christmas is commercialized, or if the pagans have “stolen” it, or if Santa is really Satan, only with letters mixed around.  If the Incarnation was a prelude to things to come, then I have a sneaking feeling the big hub-bub over Reasons for Seasons might not be as big [...]

Spinning Genesis, New Slice-O-Matic, and Cookies You Don’t Want

…Cookies you don’t want to eat, that is, because you can’t eat just one.  But it’s worth it…just once a year, you know.  The recipe for Russian Tea Cakes is right here, but remember, you have to use real butter, and do skip the nuts.  I know, I know, and normally totally agree—nuts are delicious—but this [...]

Real Time Incarnation

The essence of Christmas is the wonder of a God who would cloth Himself in flesh to be birthed into a world where twisted is straight. 
He would defy our human customs and codes, majesty drawing first breath in pungent dung-filled air,  nobility being received without pomp - Joseph and Mary quietly offering doves of poverty for a consecration offering.  [...]

Look What She Made Me!!!

Kari from Healed Waters just sent me three awesome headers (one of them on display above this post) for Christmas, and they are SO SO SO dang cool!!!  THANK YOU,KARI!!