Objects Don’t Have Sex

February 7, 2013 By 19 Comments
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by Sarah Over The Moon I didn’t watch the Superbowl, this year (or…any year) but conversations about Beyoncé’s halftime show caught my eye. On one hand, many felt that Beyoncé’s display of all-women power and sexuality was inspiring

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My Wish-I-Hadn’ts

February 6, 2013 By 8 Comments
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by Kristen Rosser I have, over the course of years that I’ve been a Christian, changed the way I think about a large number of things.  Some of the beliefs I used to hold caused me to treat people (or even myself) in ways that I’m sure now were not what Jesus wanted.  Though I’m [...]

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Quoting Quiverfull: Doing Hard Things?

February 6, 2013 By 3 Comments
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From The Rebelution by Alex & Brett Harris “Why Do Hard Things?” – January 30, 2013 In James 1:2, we’re told to consider it “pure joy” when we’re faced with challenges, trials, and obstacles, because they test our

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Betrothed: A Love Story

February 5, 2013 By 14 Comments
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Looks like the Christian Culture War is currently alive and well in the Indie film world. There’s a fund raiser going on right now on the Indiegogo.com website to fund a film about courtship named “Betrothed: A Love Story”. It’s being billed as a documentary film and a romantic comedy. Here’s a short synopsis of [...]

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Quoting Quiverfull: Protective Culture?

February 5, 2013 By 5 Comments
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by Geoffrey Botkin “The Reasons of Optimism, Part 5″ of the Western Conservatory of the Arts & Sciences and Vision Forum – December 22, 2012 What this man understood was that women are impressed by real men who are going about doing what men were created

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