Talking of politics brings me to another point. Question: Are we in the Christian community prejudiced against homosexuals, or are we not? I am going to hold my thoughts on the subject until tomorrow so that you may think in peace. I’m not asking about the validity of homosexuality as a moral choice, but about […]
Confession: I am confused about how nonresistance plays itself out in games. I used to scold Someone I knew for enjoying computer games of conquest and domination (Civilization, Age of Empires) until Someone took me to task for enjoying board games like Battleship. And what about chess? said Someone. Excuse me? I said. What about
Confession: It is definitely possible to be too intentional. You push on a thing too hard, it falls over.
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Confession: I can’t figure out what God thinks of women. I was cruising blissfully through 1 Timothy last week and suddenly hit a speed bump. Let a woman learn in silence. Full stop. Frown. Excuse me? Let a woman learn in silence with all submission. And I do not permit a woman to teach or
Confession: There are certain duties in my life that invariably conjure up a cloud of reluctance at the very thought. I get as far as “I really ought to…” and immediately I am overwhelmed by a weak gray melancholic ambivalence. Oh well, maybe I’ll have to think about that one for a while. I don’t
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So much to celebrate, so much to mourn. Here’s something I’ve been formulating this week, still in embryo stage. *** What does growth look like from up above? Oh look look! A wisp of green A sprout, a shoot! Twin baby petals, lushly dainty Unfolding miracle Pulsing life And the color! The radiant, vibrant, thirst-quenching
This has felt like a sermon, and I am relieved to come to the close of my inadvertent mini-series on femininity. Here are the two last things I have to say about beauty. Ask yourself carefully if they are true, and listen to the Spirit’s voice. 1. There’s a natural beauty God gives. And He
So. I’m standing in the shower the other morning, still groggy with sleep, still furious from yesterday, and the day before. Furious with God about these feminine dilemmas that don’t make sense, the desperate longing for more and the impossibility of getting it. This girl who’s passionately in love with solitude, independence, adventure, creation, exploration,
(Fasten your seatbelts. This one takes a bit to develop.) Corporate Confession 1: We humans are obsessed with feminine beauty. We measure it by radiant complexions, sparkling eyes, lustrous hair, and Barbie figures. Corporate Confession 2: We human Christians are also obsessed with feminine beauty. Some of us measure it by radiant complexions, sparkling eyes,
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Confession: I regularly value and devalue myself based on variables. I did well on this project. = I feel good about myself. I really bombed. = Good feeling’s gone. I said something witty and made people laugh. = Yay for Shari. My comment in Sunday school trailed off into nothingness. = I guess
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