Here I Stand – A Feminist
Photo Credit: jenny downing I’ve written before about how my feminism intersects with my roles as a wife and mother. I have nothing new to hash out there. But as I thought about my feminism and...
View ArticleThat’s What He Said – Feminism
Today’s post comes from my husband. He grew up a son of a pastor in very conservative, country churches. Over the past few months, as we have talked about feminism, and as he’s met people like...
View ArticleI Wasn’t Raped, But I Was Still Violated
*trigger warning for abuse, victimization, assault, creeps* Curled up in the seat, turned toward the windows, I wish for this to be over. I sleep. I wake up, and he knows. I try and pretend, but to...
View ArticleTrue 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...
View ArticleTrue Womanhood – Affirming Female Ordination?
One of the things I dislike most about fundamentalism is that it automatically pits people against each other. I hate that the premise of this study is, if you don’t agree, you don’t have the truth,...
View ArticleTrue Womanhood – June Cleaver as Jesus
Photo Credit: Nesster “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...
View ArticleTrue Womanhood – An Offensive Gospel
I love this print. Click on the picture to buy! 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...
View ArticleTrue Womanhood – Compassionless Christianity
Photo Credit: silverfox09 {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...
View ArticleTrue Womanhood – Oppressing Women since Creation
Photo Credit: ngmmemuda 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...
View ArticleTrue Womanhood – Get Abused, Win A Crown!
Photo Credit: Courtney Carmody TRIGGER WARNING!!! ABUSE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, and everything ANTI-GOD!!! Seriously. FOR THE LOVE!!!!!!! Oh, also, this post is pretty long. Fair warning. I couldn’t...
View ArticleTrue Womanhood – Cookies and Chains
Photo Credit: Calgary Reviews 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...
View ArticleTrue Womanhood – Tension, Cracks, and a Concrete Faith
Photo Credit: hinkelstone “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...
View ArticleA Wounded, Secret Jesus Feminist
“The cracks were ricocheting and multiplying across my heart now, and when I turned to the Church for answers, I did not feel my questions were welcome.” – Jesus Feminist How do you not stay bitter?...
View ArticleI’m A Feminist, But My Husband Isn’t (And Might Never Be)
photo credit: Pinterest We have had many, many (heated) conversations in our house about feminism over the past couple of years. I’m happy to be letting my husband share his side here today, and I...
View ArticleEmpowered – #WholeMama
I’m joining the linkup for #WholeMama, where the theme this week is Empower/Superpower. I have no words on that topic at the moment, but I do have Photoshop superpowers! I’ve been listening to Joy...
View ArticleTrue Womanhood – Affirming Female Ordination?
One of the things I dislike most about fundamentalism is that it automatically pits people against each other. I hate that the premise of this study is, if you don’t agree, you don’t have the truth,...
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