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Time Heals All Wounds ~ Part 7: A Godly, God-Fearing Man

All beautiful the march of days, as seasons come and go; The Hand that shaped the rose hath wrought the crystal of the snow

I was feeling inadequate as a wife and mother lately, but had no clue why. Maybe it was because Cecilia called her husband Sir, and was always hanging on his every word. This had been making me nervous for a while now.

I remember asking her about it one day and she only shared, that Sarah called Abraham “Lord.” It was a matter of respect.

I took a moment, trying to imagine myself, calling my husband Lord, or even Sir. I could not help but chuckle each time I said it to myself. Is this something that a Godly wife was suppose to do? Should I be asking my husband if he would prefer I call him Lord, or Sir?

I have always been a laid back sort of wife and mother. My husband never complained about anything. We were both genuinely happy, and so were our four children. I tried hard not to butt in, as our husbands continued speaking. Cecilia’s husband continued to share the details, of this so-called trip, with my husband.

I kept hearing Cecilia’s husband repeating himself that we “REALLY” needed to go to one of these week-long marriage and parenting conventions. That it would change our life. It kept sounding amplified in my ears… I knew my husband though, and knew he was already feeling red flags with this sudden rash conversation. I could feel it, and see it in his eyes.

The Cult of Masculinity ~ Part 4: Family Values

Yikes ~ I’ve kind of been wearing myself out working on the website redesign and today I’m super tired ~ so not much energy for posting. This segment of my review of chapter 4, “The Cult of Masculinity” from American Fascists by Chris Hedges will be a quickie ~ but to me it’s critical and very personally distressing considering that I spent over 16 years promoting “family values” through our family newspaper. Throughout those years, I had the vague feeling of being used by the pro-family organizations like Focus on the Family, the American Family Association, Family Research Council, etc. I could never quite put my finger on the dissatisfaction I was having with the program ~but reading this portion of Hedges’ book has really clarified what had been bugging me for all those years.