At work (daycare), today was library day. I went with the school-agers and another teacher. A librarian read the kids a couple of stories. Both of them were about fairy tales, and both were a little… non-traditional.
During the battle scene in the second book, the princess saved the prince by sweeping him up into her arms and taking [...]
Filed under: Culture on July 14th, 2008 | 11 Comments »
I really appreciated the perspective this preview brought about the revolutionary importance of freedom, connecting with biblical times, the Middle Ages, and more recent struggles. Especially in regard to the mass prevalence of slavery during Bible times - think what it must have meant for Paul to write to the early Christians, “It is for [...]
Filed under: Christianity, Culture, Scripture on July 4th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Young motherhood is back in vogue.
Was it ever in vogue? Yes - in past decades and centuries, girls married and began having children at much younger ages than they do now. The average age of marriage and parenthood has risen dramatically.
The feminist movement of the 1960’s and 70’s promoted the idea that women should delay having [...]
Filed under: Culture, Marriage/Family on May 15th, 2008 | 14 Comments »
Telling others about salvation through Christ is supposed to be so basic to our Christian walk. When I was little, I was so passionate about this. I remember once I wanted to go around and ring all the doorbells in our neighborhood and tell people the good news. I often talked about Jesus to my [...]
Filed under: Christianity, Culture, Personal Reflection on April 22nd, 2008 | 4 Comments »
It’s pretty popular to be anti-American as a Christian right now (especially as a young Christian). We look at the big superpower we live in. We compare our standard of living to others’ around the world. We see the havoc wreaked by a war a lot of us don’t agree with. And we think, what [...]
Filed under: Culture on April 21st, 2008 | 8 Comments »
If you’re like me, you spend money on things that don’t matter.
If you live in America, you spend money on things that don’t matter.
Somehow we often get lulled into this sense that we’re not wealthy here. Maybe it’s because we spend too much time watching reality TV and reading stories about the rich and famous. But [...]
Filed under: Culture on March 24th, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Welcome to the fifth entry in the Soul Sisters series! Click here for the introduction to the series.
Today’s truth:
You can be different from your peers. It’s okay.
“Peer pressure.” We hear about it all the time. To be honest, when I hear that phrase, I usually think about the pressure to buy drugs or something. It’s [...]
Filed under: Christianity, Culture, Scripture on March 17th, 2008 | 8 Comments »
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This is TRUE and powerful. Not only does it debunk the lie of the prosperity gospel, it drives home the message of Jesus as all-satisfying and worthy of our only worship. And it includes my favorite Scripture, Psalm 73:25-26. Beautiful. Watch.
(HT: The Prodigal Jon)
Filed under: Christianity, Culture, Scripture on March 14th, 2008 | 7 Comments »
There are many who would say that single-issue voting is misinformed and unwise. I disagree. Abortion is an issue significant enough that it will be a determining factor in each vote I cast. Slavery would have been a similar issue, back in the day. Here is what John Piper has to say on the subject:
No [...]
Filed under: Culture on March 12th, 2008 | 10 Comments »
Welcome to the fourth entry in the Soul Sisters series! Click here for the introduction to the series.
Today’s truth:
The standards of this culture are selling you short. Question them; don’t accept them blindly.
In the wake of the 1960s cultural upheaval, new cultural norms are everywhere. Sometimes, as young women especially, we’re affected by norms that we [...]
Filed under: Culture on March 10th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
