A Cry For Justice
October 15, 2014
October 15, 2014
Explaining Domestic Abuse to Children
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This page has a modge podge of things that I have found useful. It contains everything from quotes and books that I like to podcasts, videos, and slideshows.
If you don’t want to scroll through the entire list, you can click on one of the links below and filter the resources by specific category.
I will update this list as I discover new resources.
Submission and the Mutual Lust for Autonomy
Practical Theology for Women
October 6, 2014
October 6, 2014
“The problem with interpreting Genesis 3:16 to teach that women more than men have a desire to control is not that women don’t often act independently of God, but that, first, that’s not what this verse is saying, and two, men struggle with such lust for autonomy as much if not more than women. But who gets rebuked for rebellion in most modern Christian dialogue? Who gets instructed to obey their authorities? Have you heard an argument for submission lately that doesn’t focus on wives to husbands, kids to parents, or church members to elders? In my little neck of the woods, discussions on submission get aimed at these groups. Period. Today, I want to talk about our mutual lust for autonomy and the widespread need in the Body of Christ for submission that transcends gender. Who, oh husband, parent, pastor, or judge, are YOU submitted to? Who can tell you NO?”
Read the rest of this article by Wendy Alsup HERE.
Is the Christian Modesty Message Causing Women to be Ashamed of Their Bodies?
To Love, Honor, and Vacuum
October 1, 2014
October 1, 2014
The Christian modesty message also says that boys are basically helpless to withstand this onslaught of seeing girls’ curves. All guys, including all older men, will lust if they see you. I’m not sure how that message is supposed to make women like men.
I am so glad Sheila isn’t afraid to start some conversations about these kinds of things. I think we are in desperate need of re-thinking stuff, because some of the rabbit trails we’ve gone down have ended in destruction for a lot of young (and old!) women. Read the rest of this FANTASTIC, thought-provoking article HERE. I think she does a great job of putting things in perspective without going off the deep end one way or the other.
Your Life Was Meant to be Ordinary, Not Radical
Challies.com
September 29, 2014
September 29, 2014
And it’s those ordinary moments filled with seemingly insignificant decisions, conversations, and touches that matter most. This is where most of life is lived. The richest things in life are made up of more than Kodak moments.
Read the rest of this article HERE.
When Your Child’s Personality Annoys You
The Beginning of Wisdom
October 2, 2014
October 2, 2014
But every bloom cultivated in an orderly garden grows as a wildflower somewhere. Children’s untamed and sometimes frustrating personality traits are no different. Before you work to uproot them, consider whether behind that annoying trait is a strength waiting to be trained up. So often, the quality that manifests as a child’s greatest weakness holds the potential to be his greatest strength.
Read the rest of this article by Jen Wilkin HERE.
Walking on the Wild Side of Parenting
Faith Gateway
September 29, 2014
September 29, 2014
In our enthusiasm to celebrate children (a good thing), we are sometimes tempted to overlook the key Christian doctrine of original sin. A child can be raised by godly parents, yet still choose to live an ungodly life:
A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke. – Proverbs 13:1
Some sons can bring great honor to their home and their parents; others choose to bring shame:
He who gathers crops in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son. – Proverbs 10:5
Some children will bring anguish rather than joy:
A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother. – Proverbs 15:20
At times children can even steal from their parents (Proverbs 28:24) or drive their mother from her own house (Proverbs 19:26). In this regard, the Bible is more honest than many contemporary Christians. In the Old Testament, God gives us accounts of children who do all sorts of heinous acts.
Read the rest of this article by Gary Thomas HERE.
The Third Way on Gender
Practical Theology for Women
September 23, 2014
September 23, 2014
“I often talk to women and men in leadership positions in the Church concerned for a third way of talking about gender. The public microphones seem to be held by Rachel Held Evans on one side and Mark Driscoll on the other.* The issue is that each side seems to co-opt half the verses on gender for themselves, using the ones they consider theirs to write off the ones they don’t.”
Read the rest of Wendy Alsup’s article HERE.
What the Mark Droscoll Mess Tells Us About Marriage
August 28, 2014
August 28, 2014
“Jesus gave respect and honor to all–to women, to children, to different races. We should, too. That protects others from being mistreated, and it protects our hearts from becoming so proud that we would mistreat others.”
I was cheering through this whole article. You can read it HERE.
Applying the Law and Gospel to Victims and Perpetrators of Child Sexual Abuse
Journal of Psychology and Theology
2012, Vol. 40, No. 4, 257-273
2012, Vol. 40, No. 4, 257-273
“The Gospel should be pronounced to ‘crushed’ sinners. The Law should be pronounced to ‘secure’ sinners.”
— C.F.W. Walther, Lutheran theologian.
Work-Life Balance
Michael Hyatt
July 14, 2014
July 14, 2014
“A few years ago I took my mentoring group on a ropes course. For one of the challenges, we walked a long stretch of rope that wound around several trees. We had to hold onto each other as we worked our way across the line.
Here’s what I remember most of all: When we were balanced, it never really felt like we were. Our legs constantly moved and wobbled, and we strained to grip each other and the nearest tree. But we stayed on that line a long time, making little corrections, adjusting our weight, and trying to stay upright. It didn’t feel like balance, but it was.
That’s exactly how life is, right?”
Read the rest of What No One Ever Told You About Work-Life Balance.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. Here’s a little story you can tell children to explain this complex situation. Read the rest of the story HERE.