Laughter is Good Medicine: Biblical Science

June 3, 2013 By 1 Comment
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From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette this little cartoon on the dangers of blaming natural disasters on God.

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I Was An Abusive Homeschooling Mother

June 3, 2013 By 6 Comments
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by Brooke Leyzorek cross posted from Homeschoolers Anonymous I Was An Abusive Homeschooling Mother: Brook Leyzorek’s Story Trigger warning: this story contains a detailed description of physical abuse. I was an abusive homeschooling mother. I can’t change that fact by writing about it.

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Quoting Quiverfull: Raising Maidens of Virtue?

June 3, 2013 By 9 Comments
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by Ladies Against Feminism to promote the Kindle edition of their book “Raising Maidens of Virture” “Our world desperately needs to see the beautiful antithesis of the gospel. Christians need

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Quoting Quiverfull: The Bible is All You Need to be Educated?

June 2, 2013 By 15 Comments
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by Nancy Campbell of Above Rubies -You Don’t Have To Be Rich I read this morning in Ecclesiastes 34:13, “Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king.”

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CTBHHM: Single Moms Turned Lesbian

June 1, 2013 By 5 Comments
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by Libby Anne cross posted from her blog Love, Joy, Feminism Created To Be His Help Meet, pp. 67-72 Debi’s purpose in this entire section is to make her readers terrified of the thought of divorce. Her goal is to make sure that her readers won’t even think of leaving

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