“Gender displays God…..Who we are and how we relate as women and men is an object lesson.” “Being created for someone indicates that God created the female to be a highly relational creature. Her identity isn’t based on work nearly as much as on how well she connects in her relationships….We need to keep…
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True Womanhood – Cookies and Chains
Growing up, my grandma always kept the cookie jar stocked. Oftentimes, it was with molasses cookies. Which are disgusting. But, apparently, that’s not a common reaction. “What? How can you not like her molasses cookies? They’re the best!” I’ve noticed a similar attitude coming from this study and the idea of true womanhood. We’re…
True Womanhood – Oppressing Women since Creation
3 years ago, I saw Andy Crouch, Skye Jethani, and Bethany Hoang, among others, talk in Chicago. It was part of the Lausanne Movement, an important part of evangelicalism, and justice was on the docket. I listened to a very pregnant Hoang talk about justice and the church and her work with IJM. Lately,…
True Womanhood – Compassionless Christianity
{I apologize for the length of this, the length of the quotes. But I want people to know what’s in this study, and how pervasive the uncompassionate attitude is. I think if people are going to attend this study, or churches are going to promote it, they should know what they are promoting, because…
True Womanhood – An Offensive Gospel
In response to Titus 2:3-5 (all quotes taken from this session, mostly from 27:00-33:30, and apologies for the length): “Those words are really, really counter-cultural. They are radical! They are not politically correct. But can I just remind us that that is God’s way? And that God says these things are good…these are not…
True Womanhood – June Cleaver as Jesus
“The fundamental premise of feminism is that women need and can trust no other authority than our own personal truth.” Creating a culture of idolatry was probably not anyone’s goal, but I think in the desire to make their point, the True Woman movement has done so. They tell us the idol of June Cleaver…
True Womanhood – Death to Certainty
True Womanhood – Why Airplanes Aren’t In the Bible
It’s one thing to talk in generalities about millenials leaving the church, to read books and ponder the reasons why. But it’s another thing to have one person talk about specific reasons why they’re teetering on the edge. I think so, anyway. But I’m just that one person. Maybe this won’t actually mean much….
In Defense of Strong Women
Leaving the Tradition of Inequality Behind
Yesterday I talked about needing better options for marriage. Today’s post is about equality being our option. I grew up with a domineering, sometimes emotionally abusive mother, and a mild-mannered dad who just wanted to keep the peace. I can’t write about my marriage without talking about my parent’s marriage. I wish I could…