Quoting Quiverfull: Explaining Oklahoma’s Tragedy?

May 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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by Jay Younts of Shepherd Press from “Mommy, will a tornado come to our house?” Your children may have questions about the destructive tornado that struck Moore, Oklahoma this past Monday.  Your answer to these questions will impact the way your children think about God.

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Bill Gothard has negatively affected my life: Part 2

May 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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by Shadow Spring My twin sister flopped down on her bed, a dreamy look on her face. She was clutching a beautiful down parka to her chest, hugging it like a teddy bear. I sat tentatively on the edge of the bed, swinging my feet that were snugly encased in my new leather boots

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Quoting Quiverfull: Who is to Blame For Tornadoes?

May 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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Today is a random list of various ministries and others laying the blame for the recent Oklahoma tornadoes to all sorts of things. Pat Robertson of “The 700 Club”

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Bill Gothard has negatively affected my life…Part 1

May 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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by Shadow Spring I started this blog to have a space to write about how patriarchal fundamentalist thought had affected my marriage and resulted in disaster on many levels. The truth is that patriarchal fundamentalist thought had already wreaked havoc on my life before I even met my husband,

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Quoting Quiverfull: Winning Your Father’s Heart?

May 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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by Anna Sophia and Elizabeth Botkin from Visionary Daughters – “Visionary Daughters Interviewed” We see a particular need for girls to build better relationships with their fathers, as the effects of this relationship spill over into so many other areas of their lives — they way they view God, the way they relate to men, [...]

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