category: Biblical Femininity
Blogs I Read: Girls Gone Wise
November 11, 2009" One of my favorite blogs is written by Mary Kassian, who is a professor of Women’s Studies at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. She is about to publish a new book, Girls Gone Wise… In a World Gone Wild, which she says “revolves around the story of the typical Girl-Gone-Wild as recorded for us in the [...]"
The Unhappy Daughters of Feminism
October 23, 2009"What legacy did the feminist revolution leave? Two secular articles in the past month have explored that question in The New York Times and TIME magazine. Al Mohler wrote a summary and response in his article Feminism Unfulfilled – Why Are So Many Women Unhappy?. I encourage you to read the entire article, since it’s [...]"
A Gentle and Quiet Spirit
January 09, 2009"“Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear—but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious.” (1 Peter 3:3-4) I’ve loved these verses [...]"
She finds things strangely silent
November 26, 2008"“She finds things strangely silent—no happy noises of teenagers and their friends, no footfall of a faithful husband in the kitchen, no gurgling of grandchildren eager to be cuddled. She will come ‘home’ to a cold, lonely apartment…” -Phyllis Schafly Christa at Empowered Traditionalist has written a really good introductory response to feminist thinking that results in lives [...]"
Beauty from the Heart: Faces
November 25, 2008"I began reading Beauty from the Heart around the same time I started Hope Road. It’s been one of my favorite blogs ever since. Hannah and Lindsey write in a way that resonates with my heart and the things I care about. A few weeks ago, they released their first promotional video for their upcoming conferences. [...]"
Proverbs 31 Challenge: Rising Early
November 23, 2008" During my last semester of college, my small group studied the Proverbs 31 woman. Each week we considered a verse or two. Some verses were more applicable than others, and for me one of the most challenging was verse 15: “She rises while it is yet night and provides food for her household and portions for [...]"
Modesty should be lovely, not legalistic.
November 03, 2008"Yesterday’s e-mail from the True Woman make-over was titled “A Woman’s Great Loveliness.” It summarized a Nancy Leigh Demoss radio message on modesty. Even skimming it quickly, I appreciated its focus on the heart. To be modest, Nancy says, is to “know how to be appropriately embarrassed, be discreet, be reserved, see yourself as you really are, be ashamed [...]"
Listening and Led: Emotions
October 22, 2008"What we listen to will lead us. What we pay attention to will make an impact on us. What we are preoccupied with will shape us. Emotions. They’re loaded and confusing – especially for us women. Often, they’re not what we would expect, and they seem uncontrollable. Positive emotions bring so much pleasure, while negative emotions can effectively ruin [...]"
True Woman
October 20, 2008"The first annual True Woman conference was held earlier this month in Chicago. With speakers like John Piper, Nancy Leigh DeMoss, and Joni Eareckson Tada, I would’ve loved to have been there. However, I am going to try to make time to listen to all of the messages and read some of the material on the [...]"
Changes Ahead
October 17, 2008" “…When a person speaks or writes or sings or paints about breathtaking truth in a boring way, it is probably a sin.” -John Piper (HT: Beauty from the Heart) Inconsistent as I have been lately, I still believe that writing (and for this time, blogging) is a calling God has placed on my life. I want [...]"
