Quoting Quiverfull: Role of a Help Meet?

February 7, 2013 By 7 Comments
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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

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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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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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A Clever Boy

February 4, 2013 By 7 Comments
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by Jeffrey Witthauer An atheist page asked those of us who were formerly religious to share our stories. This is what I wrote up. I was raised in a cult. I do not use that word lightly. The sign outside the church said “Baptist”, but we were not part of any Baptist convocation. We were [...]

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Quoting Quiverfull: Paying Debts?

February 4, 2013 By 5 Comments
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“Don’t Pay This Debt” by Nancy Campbell at Above Rubies -  Thursday January 31, 2013 Don’t you hate being in debt? There are always so many bills to pay and you are scrounging from here and there to pay them. I’ve got some good news for you. There is

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