Michael Pearl in “In Search of a Help Meet” Be warned, there is a general misunderstanding, among both men and women, as to the nature of a help meet. Eve was not created to just carry extra weight on the trail, or to speed up the process
Quoting Quiverfull: Role of a Help Meet?
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“Taking Her Myself” A New Trend in Quiverfull Courtship/Betrothal
by Vyckie Garrison (originally posted at Politicus USA Sept. 9, 2011) “Does God Hate Women?“ author, Ophelia Benson recently shared a note which was posted on Reddit written by a young patriarch describing his “biblical marriage.” As Bible-believing Baptists who hold to reformed theology,
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“Men Must Be Spiritual Leaders” – Real Life Consequences
by Kristen Rosser (KRWordgazer) “The man should be the spiritual leader of the home.” That is the standard teaching of most Protestant, evangelical churches. The Open Bible website has a whole page of Scriptures which apparently support this– many of which I have addressed elsewhere on this blog. I believe this
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Evangelical Christian Marriage: Hawking the Product
by Sierra In evangelical Christian culture, marriage is a commodity. Marriage books are sold like gardening manuals or cheat sheets for the SATs. The sales pitch for marriage in Christian culture is more intense than any you’ll ever experience on a used car lot. Christians are made to believe that they’re God’s designated curators of [...]
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Dispelled: Part 10
by Chandra It didn’t take long for myself and Darren’s lengthy friendship to turn from dating to committed to one another. We were very much in love, and our voluminous email correspondence had already paved the ground for much of our relationship. I was so happy- I had met the man that I had been [...]
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