Fundamentalists Need To Be Loved

To make a long story really really short, I just found a file full of papers, emails, and discussion board posts I’d participated in around ten years ago (as a new youth/music leader’s wife and a mom of one, with baby #2 on the way).  Reading them was truly shocking.  I could hardly stand the [...]

On The Biblical Case for Spanking Our Kids (or, uh, Maybe Not)

Since I have written a book on someone else’s blog, I thought I should probably move it over here to mine.  For some reason, this woman’s posts really grabbed me.  Those of you who’ve known me for some years will recognize her posts, because they sound almost word-for-word like the ones I used to write.  [...]

Hephzibah House in Indiana: Abuse Still Going On, Over 30 Years Later

It’s hard to try to explain the daily schedule at Hephzibah House.  Daily life was about so much more than just school and chores.  Each day was like a journey; you never knew which way the wind was going to blow.  It might be your lucky day, and the staff ladies would all be in [...]

Coming out of Fundamentalism (A Reader Writes)

I enjoy getting emails from readers sharing their thoughts on coming out of legalism and/or fundamentalism, most of which I tend to keep private (and most of which take me at least a week or more to reply to, depending on how busy I am).  This letter was really good, and the writer, who blogs regularly at Living [...]

On Gratitude and Stress, Whether Women Get to Grow Up or Not, and one HOT Husband

First, my best friend is doing a study (related to her degree) on using gratitude to combat stressors in parenting.  She needs participants and I thought some readers here might be interested.  Check out the details on Holy Experience blog.  It’s fun and it’s free. 
 Secondly, I recently put up a post at Complegalitarian about the lack of [...]

Ruminating on Our Enemy the State: America the Adolescent?

With regards to the topic of discussion this month over at RTD (where I also put up this same post), Lydia commented,
“…[A]ll the bad that can be said about corps. can be said about the gov. Refer to “Our Enemy, the State,” by Albert Knock for an exposition on this.”
Salixc provided links to the book [...]

Our Enemy the State (in Bile Green and Size 9 Font)

The labored sounds of a printer are to the East of me. That would be, “Our Enemy, the State” sludging itself out, page by page. The text is in a lovely green color, since the black ink cartridge ran out yesterday (likely having something to do with multiple copies of Woody and Buzz [...]

Shut-Up! No, Keep Talking! (Trinitarian Musings and Flying Divergent Opinions)

One thinker says this of my thoughts,
If you don’t think that one can be equal in essence and subject eternally in person, well then you are going to be committed to rejecting the Christian doctrine of God. Some of your unconsciously held philosophical beliefs are incompatible with Christianity. And that is good for you [...]

Pictures of the Molly Diva (Oooh, Oooh, Stand Back)!

Okay, just kidding (the title) . It’s all smack, one of my favorite languages. I specialize in pig-latin and smack. Smack comes out in Monopoly and ig-latin-pay omes-cay out in oments-may en-whay I ant-way to say something ecret-say ithout-whay the kids atching-cay on. Anyways, on to the pictures [click to enlarge] [...]

Soft Complementarian Speaks on Women’s Roles in the Church and Home

This essay, written by complementarian professor Mark L. Strauss, is not to be missed.  One of his closing points [emphasis mine]:
As a seminary professor, I preach in a lot of churches and work with a lot of pastors. I also see many churches in crisis, often losing staff and sometimes splitting. But I [...]