CTBHHM: Else God Will Drive You Mad (Literally)

May 25, 2013 By 4 Comments
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by Libby Anne Created To Be His Help Meet, pp. 59-63 Having threatened her readers with all manner of “cruel” consequences for not following God’s marriage plan with its emphasis on wifely submission,

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Quoting Quiverfull: If I Love My Husband?

May 25, 2013 By 5 Comments
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by Nancy Campbell at Above Rubies IF I LOVE MY HUSBAND–REVISED COPY (Thank you for all your contributions. I added them to mine so you now have a fuller list.

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Abusive Theology, Oklahoma and Us

May 24, 2013 By 1 Comment
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by Joel L. Watts crossposted from The Huffington Post It would seem when John Piper tweets, the world takes notice in much the same way it notices the words Pat Robertson says — with much gnashing of teeth. Almost immediately after the monster of massive currents touched down in Moore, Okla, John Piper tweeted Job [...]

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Quoting Quiverfull: Deracinated Evangelicals?

May 24, 2013 By 2 Comments
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by Doug Wilson from the Real Clear Religion site. It all began innocently enough. From the beginning, evangelicals did not want to display the fractiousness of the fundamentalists, but they wanted to do this without giving up their faith in all the same foundational doctrines

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Learning The Words: Introduction and Request For Guest Posts

May 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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by Samantha During my first two years in college, I had to take courses in musical theory. I sat in a room full of people who had a hard time picking up on things like V-7 chords, borrowing, figured bass, the circle of fifths, chord progressions…

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