Male Headship and Female Submission, Part Two: Our Story

June 10, 2010

In my last post, I discussed male headship and female submission in terms of the biblical verses; today, I was to address the issue in relation to my own experience. “I think she’s right,” I said from my desk at the back of the room, and every head turned around to look at me. I [...]

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Male Headship and Female Submission, Part One: The Bible

June 7, 2010

Ahhh, female submission. I don’t know if any other biblical issue has been more prominently featured in my spiritual education than female submission. It is arguably the most important feature of my Old Colony Mennonite background, the topic most often highlighted in our sermons, the most fiercely defended biblical precept amongst my extended family, and [...]

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Glorious June: A Slow-Down

June 2, 2010

Folks: I love the Interwebs. I really do. I will often tell people that the internet is one of the best things that ever happened to me. That and bangs. I look so much more stylish with bangs. But I have to make a confession: ever since spring hit, I have found the internet largely [...]

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Exploring New Feminism: A New Way to Understand Femininity, Fertility, and Motherhood

May 29, 2010

Dear Catholics: rock on. You have taught me so much in the last year, and I owe you a debt of gratitude. First, you guys directed me to Natural Family Planning, which has transformed the way I understand sex and sexuality – in a very good way. I’m so grateful that I’ve come across such [...]

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Understanding Feminism: Some Questions and Quarrels

May 25, 2010

Guys, I have been thinking about feminism ever since I first mentioned it in that post about Feminism and The Pill. The trouble is, I still don’t exactly know where I stand. I don’t even fully understand what I mean when I say I’m a feminist. So I want your help in sorting this out. [...]

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The Sanctity of Sex: An Illustration from C. S. Lewis

May 20, 2010

Remember the other day when I said I would further explore why sex is such a big deal to Christians, and why we think it’s so important to reserve sex for marriage? Well, here you go! Everybody knows that my favourite author in the whole wide world is C. S. Lewis. If you didn’t know [...]

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Why Do Christians Make Such a Big Deal Out of Sex?

May 17, 2010

If you’re not a Christian, you might be wondering why we make such a fuss over the issue. Why save it for marriage? What’s so bad about sex outside of marriage? We live in the 21st century, for goodness sakes! Those ideas are so Dark Ages. But if you know me at all you know [...]

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The Pill and Feminism

May 12, 2010

Guys and gals, I consider myself a feminist. I declare this with a bit of reluctance, because I have read so many grouchy, man-hating feminists; but I cannot deny it. I believe in equality of the sexes. I believe that women can (and should) be teachers, prophets, scholars, preachers, engineers, police officers, doctors, CEO’s, and [...]

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Rock Star Skirt

May 10, 2010

Conversation at the end of the day: Ben: Why do you still wear that skirt? Kathleen: This skirt? Um, because it’s amazing and makes me look totally rad. Ben: [Sighing] You’re a very pretty girl. But sometimes I don’t understand why you wear the clothes that you do. Kathleen: What? This is a rock star [...]

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Do We, As a Society, Hate Children?

May 6, 2010

That’s what one commenter suggested on a recent online debate about whether kids should be allowed in church. Here’s what she said: I think our society hates kids. There, I’ve said it. We don’t want them at the grocery store, the shopping mall, or the sanctuary. We also hate the elderly. Obviously, this commenter was [...]

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