A well-known (but currently unemployed) NFL player ignited a firestorm with comments he made about women. In this fellow's mind, a woman who "knows how to cook" and "how to keep quiet" is the very model of feminine grace and accomplishment. I laughed when I read the comments. As a believing woman who submits to the authority of Scripture, I have often heard and seen this distorted view o[...]
My sixteen year old son asked me a troubling question. “Mom, what sort of person am I?” Huh? Well that was totally unexpected. As a parent, I take very seriously my responsibility to affirm the uniqueness and God-given talents in each of my children. I knew my son wasn’t asking me about his gifts. He was asking about his core. When it is all peeled away, who is[...]
photo courtesy of Shamia Casiano via Pexels I’ll never forget the day a friend described the Bible as a book of fairy tales for those who need simple answers to complex questions. My response was something like this: “That rote, hackneyed comment proves that you are just as intellectually lazy and dishonest as most people. I actually held you in higher regard.” No, the rela[...]
photo courtesy of Wikipedia I stopped watching television some time ago. Before I get labeled a fanatic, please understand that I don’t mean the device is itself offensive. In fact, my Saturday evenings are usually spent watching period drama pieces on DVD. What I mean is I gave up watching shows on TV because I find much of the content objectionable. This is where my friends-includi[...]
My children love audio books. The dramatized versions of classic literature would keep them quiet for miles. We listened to Les Miserables, The Back of the North Wind, In Freedom’s Cause and one of our favorites- The Chronicles of Narnia. A compelling (if flawed) set of stories about a mythical land ruled by a majestic lion, Aslan. When Mr. Tumnus reminds Lucy that Aslan is “not a tam[...]
Full disclosure: I follow popular culture (to a degree) because I am the mom of teenage boys. I also work with teenagers. I actively discourage them from getting their values or understanding of themselves from entertainers or the art ( I use that term liberally) these entertainers produce. I remember being a teenager in the early nineties, aka-the age of the illicit love affair. The airw[...]
It’s a Friday night. After the stress of a long week, I take a long bath, prepare a pot of tea and get my kindle. There’s just one problem. I’ve got nothing to read. I don’t mean to say I can’t decide which scrumptious story I should read. I mean I have been searching without much success to find a Goldilocks romance. That just right story that doesn’t rely on pages[...]