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A Top-Secret-John-Piper-Family Recipe Just In Time For Christmas
OK, I admit it I’m a John Piper groupie. Love everything he writes, says, thinks. Been like this since I discovered Desiring God. (Was it over a decade ago?) Two years ago, I met his wife Noel. We kinda had dinner. (Not name dropping. It’s true. One of the greatest honors of my life. I [...]
17Dec2009 | Dannah Gresh | 0 comments | 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
Wise vs. Wild Contrast #20: Teachability
We’ve come to the end of the story, and to the last point of contrast between the wild and the wise. The simple young man who lacked sense and the wily seductress who caused his downfall are examples of two individuals who failed to walk in the way of wisdom. The Sage urged his son to pay close attention to their mistakes, so that he might learn from them. That’s why he told the story. And that’s why he wrote his book.
2Dec2009 | Mary Kassian | 0 comments | Continued
Wise vs. Wild Contrast #19: Sustainability
Have you noticed how prevalent disrespect toward men has become? In the sixties, women complained that men victimized and disrespected them. Now the tables have turned. Our sons, husbands, fathers, and men-friends are subjected to malicious jokes and attitudes that wouldn’t be tolerated toward any other group. Women portray them asselfish, lazy, inconsiderate, hormone-crazed buffoons. They gleefully slander and tear them down simply because they are male.
1Dec2009 | Mary Kassian | 0 comments | Continued
Sexual Purity Starts at Seven
By the time she is sixteen, a Christian girl has a 50/50 chance of surviving life without the experiences of sexual sin, eating disorders and depression. Parents who “did everything right” can’t understand how it happened when their daughter falls on the wrong side of the stats. What they don’t know is that they may [...]
30Nov2009 | Dannah Gresh | 3 comments | Continued
Wise vs. Wild Contrast #18: Influence
I’m amazed at the number of women that think they are immune to the power of negative influence. They think they’re strong enough, and that they’ve walked with the Lord long enough, to be above the threat. So they start taking foolish risks in relationships. They let down their defenses, transgress boundaries, crash and burn-and then wonder how it happened to them.
20Nov2009 | Mary Kassian | 2 comments | Continued
Wise vs. Wild Contrast #17: Speech
We’ve all heard the old saying, “flattery will get you nowhere.” But the truth is, flattery works, and works remarkably well. Call it what you will-apple-polishing, boot-licking, back-scratching, soft-soaping, currying favor, toadying, candy-talking, buttering-up, kissing-up, managing up, or a host of other more crass terms -smooth talk can and often does pay off. In the hands of someone who knows how to use it, it can be a dangerous manipulative weapon.
19Nov2009 | Mary Kassian | 0 comments | Continued
Leading in the Moment
Here is my speaking outline for my keynote for this afternoon’s LifeWay National Women’s Leadership Forum. You can also scroll down to the bottom of the post and download it in a pdf file. There are over 600 women’s ministry leaders at the forum this year… enough to start a revolution.
MOMENTum. . . Leading in the [...]
Summary Chart
Click the link to download a pdf chart of the 20 Points of Contrast between the Wild Thing of Proverbs 7 and a Girl-Gone-Wise. As I mentioned at the LifeWay National Women’s Forum in Nashville today, the 20 Points of Contrast serve as a great template for the target issues that need to be addressed [...]
12Nov2009 | Mary Kassian | 1 comment | Continued
Live Webcast from Nashville Tomorrow
Join me today in Nashville, by webcast, at the Lifeway National Women’s Leadership Forum. My keynote, entitled, “Leading in the Moment” starts at about 5 pm EST. Lifeway will be broadcasting live webcast interviews all day, so you can log on anytime.
12Nov2009 | Mary Kassian | 0 comments | Continued
Living with a Hope Deferred – Part 3
My favorite moment was when Dr. Dobson asked me how I handle going out in public without a date. I had totally forgotten he asked me this when we recorded these programs last April. So as I stood in the kitchen listening to this show, I found myself pausing with my coffee spoon in mid-air, wondering what I said in response.
12Nov2009 | Carolyn McCulley | 0 comments | Continued
Curse of the Good Girl
The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment
Authentic Beauty
Girls Gone Skank
Thrill of the Chaste
Re-imagining God in the Shack
