We young people graduate from high school, then go straight to college. Sometimes we know what degree we will pursue. Sometimes we know in what calling we will use that degree. And sometimes, we attain both the degree and the profession...
As a whole, we in the American Church need to re-evaluate the way we make decisions about education, for both men and women.
We young people graduate from high school, then go straight to college. Sometimes we know what degree we will pursue. Sometimes we know in what calling we will use that degree. And sometimes, we attain both the degree and the profession...
This series of blog posts, as the title indicates, is about how women of God can, should, and must enjoy the pleasures of patriarchy. Last time, I promised that “for the next several months, Lord willing, we will look at how patriarchy is a place of pleasure for God’s woman.”
We will do that… but not this month. This month, we are going to take a step backward and consider if pleasure itself is worth pursuing, whether within patriarchy or anywhere else.
Your adornment must not be merely external–braiding the hair, and wearing gold jewelry, or putting on dresses; but let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God. 1 Peter 3: 3-4
Patriarchy has a bad name these days. In most circles, saying of a man, “He’s so patriarchal” can only be topped by saying “He’s such a Neanderthal,” because most 21st-century people, even those within Christ’s own church, assume that patriarchy is not only outdated, but backward, out of touch, and—more to the point—wrong...