The 49 Character Qualities of Ruth #11

March 13, 2010 By

Self Control vs. Self-indulgence – Instant obedience to the initial promptings of God’s Spirit (Galatians 5:24–25) – Bill Gothard by RazingRuth The training started when I was just a toddler.  I don’t remember who introduced it or how it was introduced.  I just remember that, at certain points in the day, one of my parents would [...]

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The 49 Character Qualities of Ruth #10: Basic Training II

March 3, 2010 By

Persuasiveness vs. Contentiousness – Guiding vital truths around another’s mental roadblocks (II Timothy 2:24) – Bill Gothard by RazingRuth One of the goals of homeschooling, for ATI and I’m sure other communities that homeschool, is to forge tighter bonds within the family unit. As my teacher and the only other female in the house (prior to the first [...]

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The 49 Character Qualities of Ruth #9: Basic Training

March 1, 2010 By

Wisdom vs. Natural Inclinations -Seeing and responding to life’s situations from God’s frame of reference (Proverbs 9:10) ~ Bill Gothard by RazingRuth Bill Gothard wasn’t a great student.  He makes no effort to hide the fact that he flunked the first grade and barely passed the next eight grades.  From 1st to 8th grade, he was [...]

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The 49 Character Qualities of Ruth #8

February 27, 2010 By

Security vs. Anxiety -Structuring my life around that which is eternal and cannot be destroyed or taken away (John 6:27) – Bill Gothard by RazingRuth (Note from Ruth: This chapter is about my experience and my life.  This is not intended to represent any family but my own or any childhood but my own.  I fully [...]

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Daughter of the Patriarchy: Two Snakes and a Virgin – The Serpent’s Seed

February 25, 2010 By

 by Sierra I was about nine years old when I started paying attention to some of the doctrines that were slowly infiltrating my life over the past two years. I’d stopped wearing pants or cutting my hair by the end of the first year, following my mother’s lead. The last pair of pants she wore [...]

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