Archive for Mary Kassian

Mary Kassian, the founder of Girls Gone Wise, is an award winning author, internationally renowned speaker, and distinguished professor of Women's Studies at Southern Baptist Seminary.

Super Bowl – Super Question

My husband drove to his home town to watch the Super Bowl with his Dad. He left me at home on the couch nursing a cold. Although I had little interest in the game — and couldn’t have even told you which teams were playing, I flicked on the game to watch the commercials and [...]

7Feb2010 | Mary Kassian | 3 comments | Continued

O Love that will not let me go

A couple of days ago, my mom mentioned to me that she had an opportunity to share her favorite hymn with her Bible Study group. I’ve known my mother my entire life, but I didn’t know what her favorite hymn was, so I asked her to send me the words.

4Feb2010 | Mary Kassian | 1 comment | Continued

Mr. Right When You Need Him

The promo copy asks, “Wouldn’t it be nice if you knew you always had a man in your life who would not only be there to listen to you, but also agree with your every syllable on command? With Mr. Right When You Need Him… You call the shots!”

3Feb2010 | Mary Kassian | 0 comments | Continued

Girls Gone Wise Endorsements

We are into the final stages of pre-publication for Girls Gone Wise. Moody’s official release date is April 1, 2010. (Though it might hit the shelves a couple weeks before then.) If you are a blogger, or in the media, and want to do a pre-publication review, you can now view a copy of the book on-line.

2Feb2010 | Mary Kassian | 2 comments | Continued

Breakforth 2010

Breakforth 2010 was AMAZING !

15,000 from over 1,000 churches gathered at the largest equipping and renewal conference in North America – Break Forth Canada 2010 – January 29-31 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada! – For those of you who don’t know…That’s my home town!

1Feb2010 | Mary Kassian | 5 comments | Continued

Getting Rid of the Garbage

Taking out the trash has never been so complicated. I have four garbage containers in my kitchen. Yes, four: a blue one for paper, a green one for glass and plastic, a biodegradable brown-bag-lined one for kitchen slop (food scraps), and an ominous big black bin for “evil” non-recyclables. Oh – and a couple more [...]

30Jan2010 | Mary Kassian | 1 comment | Continued

Betty Boop Man-Training Kit

With capital letters and an exclamation mark, Betty Boop’s modern Man-Training Kit encourages women to “WHIP HIM GOOD!” — The innocent looking big-eyed Betty Boop doll sports a formidable black whip in her hand for that very purpose.

27Jan2010 | Mary Kassian | 3 comments | Continued

With Eyes Wide Open

“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is a good as dead: his eyes are closed.”

21Dec2009 | Mary Kassian | 1 comment | Continued

Different by Design

I awoke to a spectacular view outside my window this morning. The snow that fell overnight was the coarse, fluffy kind. The soft flakes covered everything with a layer of Narnia-like magic that the best potato flake Hollywood scene couldn’t even begin to mimic.
Did you know that scientists have developed an entire classification system for [...]

19Dec2009 | Mary Kassian | 0 comments | Continued

Paper Stars

Last year, just before Christmas, I spoke at a Ladies Christmas Tea about the wonder of the Season. The title of my talk was “Paper Star.” I shared how the simple paper stars hanging on my tree remind me of my family history and traditions. There’s so much more to the ornament than meets the [...]

18Dec2009 | Mary Kassian | 1 comment | Continued

Curse of the Good Girl

Being good is bad. Being bad is good. That’s the message communicated in Rachel Simmons’ book, The Curse of the Good Girl: Raising Authentic Girls with Courage and Confidence. “Our culture is teaching girls to embrace a version of selfhood that sharply curtails their power and potential,” says Simmons. “In particular, the pressure to [...]

7Dec2009 | Mary Kassian | 6 comments | Continued

The Abstinent Vampire Attraction

Vampires aside, last year’s block-buster movie, Twilight, has provoked some interesting research. New research from the University of Missouri shows that the reason teenage girls have fallen hard for the Twilight book and film series has to do with its portrayal of a traditional, abstinent romantic relationship. In the series, vampire Edward Cullen doesn’t want [...]

3Dec2009 | Mary Kassian | 11 comments | Continued