True Woman 1829
You’ve heard of True Woman 2008, True Woman 2010, and True Woman 2012 … but have you ever heard of True Woman 1829? – a grass-roots movement in the 1800s that encouraged gals to “aspire after ‘true womanhood”?
Category: Womanhood
7 Misconceptions about Submission
Submission. Oooo … that dread “S” word! Mary Kassian engages with Rachel Held Evans about what submission is . . . and isn’t.
Women, Typology, and 1 Timothy 2:15
Are women saved through childbearing? Mary Kassian has an interpretation of 1 Timothy 2:15 that may surprise you.
Female Beauty Matters
Women resent the fact that men are so attracted to beauty, while men resent the fact that women often don’t make the effort to properly attend to it. So how do we resolve the impasse?
“Dora the Doormat” and other Scary Straw Women of Complementarity
I thought it would be fun to parade some of the most popular straw women of complementarity across the stage so they could take a bow—and hopefully bow out.
Me Tarzan, You Jane?
Men are hunters and women are responders…. but why? Prehistoric caveman instincts? Masculine Energy? What is God’s design for male and female gender roles?
Man Whisperer vs. True Woman
“First there was the dog whisperer. Then there was the ghost whisperer. Now comes the controversial new dating and relationship guide: The Man Whisperer.” I was fascinated. Was Man Whispering just a new face for feminism? A new tool of manipulation? A return to a more biblical relationship model?
Men Are Weak…Women Are Machines
As women, we’re becoming the misogynists we fought against for years. In the past men degraded women but now women are degrading men. We’ve forgotten the Golden Rule. In our fight to be free, we forgot to be biblical.
The Truth According to Katy Perry
Katy Perry’s latest song, Firework, is highly relatable, especially to us women. What woman hasn’t felt one time or another like she was drifting through life or struggling to hold it all together? Yes. Katy Perry struck a chord with all of us women, but her solution to our problem leaves us wanting. Does Katy Perry’s truth cause a firework or a fizzle?
Confessions of an Anorexic’s Sister
Approximately 50% of Americans personally know someone with an eating disorder. According to the doctors my sister was the only one afflicted with anorexia, but not member of my family escaped that battle unscathed. While there are no rehab centers for family members, Scripture gives direction on things that can be done.
Do I have the right to have rights?
We think we have rights, the power to govern ourselves. And when our rights are hampered by certain “outside forces,” watch out – it’s about to get messy! But am I truly self-governing merely because I want to be or think I am?
What’s a Woman Worth?
Women and girls in China are being sold, killed and abused by the millions. How do we stop this? What is the answer to giving worth and dignity to women?
