Here’s One “Christian” Who Fell For It

I’d like to encourage any readers to take a look at Anne’s BRILLIANT post “What Exactly is a Helpmeet?” when considering how to think about Sarah Palin’s nomination for the Vice Presidency and why every patriarchalists’ knickers are knotted, bloomers are in a bunch, hair is on fire over it. I actually read somewhere (and [...]

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The End of an Era

Tomorrow night marks the end of an era in our family. My husband has worked nights since before we were married eight years ago. During that time, he has gotten married, attended school full time for a BA in Philosophy, moved halfway across the country to attend graduate school, lost his first child to a [...]

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The Baylys Part II

I don’t have the time (or desire) to scout out all the patrio blogs, but when the discussion came up a few posts back about the Baylys, I though this comment from that discussion thread was most informative of their way of dealing with opposing view points [please note this is verbatim from their site, [...]

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A Pithy Quote: Reminiscing Women’s Role in Judaism

Here is a quote from a novel I am currently reading called The Source by James A. Michener: On this matter the testimony of the Torah was clear. Women under Judaism were treated no worse than Near Eastern women in general: deplored at birth, endured in adolescence, married off as soon as possible, discriminated against [...]

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A note about comments

For the time being, until we feel more comfortable, all comments will be moderated.  We’re sorry to have to do this because it very much goes against what we were trying to accomplish here.  But, allowing aggressive posting to push away readers whose presence we value and who help to sharpen us isn’t what we [...]

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12 Things We Should Do As Wives

My answer to the latest from Doug Phillips’ blog. Real wives, enter here. Uber-militant-patriarchalists, beware. Anne Basso is writing this blog post, and her words are real, but difficult for the hyper-pats. Anne is part of the league of White Washed Feminist bloggers, and the following is just some plain old girlfriend advice. 12 Things [...]

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A Real Gem from the Bayly Blog

Here’s a real gem from the Bayly Blog… Its not the poem, so much, as the comments below it.  All points indicate to the Bayly brothers’ obsession with being the boss.  If you have to keep reminding people that you’re in charge, you aren’t doing a very good job leading.

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Can Our Minds Get Too “Renewed”?

I love peeking into other people’s reading lists, especially the ones where the reader and I share common interests. I’ve gleaned several wonderful book recommendations from studying other people’s lists including Where Life and Beliefs Collide by Carolyn Custis James, The Well-Trained Mind by Jessie Wise and Susan Wise Bauer, and Heartfelt Discipline by Clay [...]

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What Exactly Is A Helpmeet?

A comment on another post got me thinking about what it means to be a helpmeet or helper.  The bible says, “The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” This, to me, would make me think that woman was created to [...]

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The Law and the Lady: What’s a Girl to Do?

A lady recently posted a comment on the thread for “The Gospel According to Doug Phillips: A Vision of Cultural and Economic Elitism” which I felt merited a response as a post. Here is her unedited comment and my reply below: Dear ladies and gentlemen, I completely understand Laura’s “rant” concerning the ministry of Vision [...]

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