Lydia's smile could have lit a room

February 22, 2010 By

This post first appeared at Beauty For Ashes by Laurie M. Paul and I have just returned home from the funeral of a most precious little girl.  Lydia’s smile could have lit a room. Now it reflects the glory of God the Savior for all eternity. . . . It is now exactly two weeks [...]

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Disciplining to Death ~ No Greater Joy Ministries and Child Abuse

February 19, 2010 By

by WanderingOne Friday, February 5, Kevin and Elizabeth Schatz, were charged with beating their 7 year old daughter to death for mispronouncing a word, and torturing her 11 year old sister, who was brought to Sacramento Children’s Hospital in critical condition from kidney failure and other injuries.[1] In addition to the two girls, who were adopted, the Schatz’s have 6 [...]

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Are Scott and Andrea Bass a Quiverfull couple?

February 13, 2010 By

This article was originally posted at She Keeps Bees. by KM You have probably heard the story by now.  Scott and Andrea Bass, the Arizona couple who locked a fourteen year old girl in a bathroom without running water for two months and tortured her to the point of starvation?  I’m wondering if this is [...]

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The 49 Character Qualities of Ruth #6

February 8, 2010 By

Meekness vs. Anger -Yielding my personal rights and expectations to God (Psalm 62:5)  – Bill Gothard by RazingRuthAfter a year with our family, Kay left…and in many ways, so did my mother.  Admittedly, my mom was more organized and seemed to take more control over her wild boys.  The housework was being done and Elijah, the [...]

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Daughter of the Patriarchy: “Hello, Miss Dog-Meat.”

February 1, 2010 By

by Sierra Every so often, a story circulated around Message churches. Our pastor related it with a twinkle of humour in his eye. The precociousness of little children was always a failsafe source of amusement in a world that afforded so many sinful entertainments. Children quoting scripture were even better. Out of the mouths of [...]

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