Created To Be His Slave

May 2, 2013 By 1 Comment
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by Bruce Gerencser’s guest Ian On the No Longer Quivering blog, I have been enthralled read to read the female view of Created To Be His Helpmeet (CTBHH), by Debi Pearl. For any that don’t know what this book is, it is a manual for women to learn how to become totally dependent

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Quoting Quiverfull: Calling in the Media on Social Service?

April 18, 2013 By 5 Comments
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by Rebekah Pearl Anast from Homeschooling Pioneers Actually, the media wasn’t negative. It was a strategic move by my Dad to take the heat off of us. Social Services had gotten wind of our home education, and we were given a court summons. The judge and a few power-hungry and small-minded

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CTBHHM: What is a “help meet”? (in the KJV)

March 21, 2013 By 22 Comments
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by Libby Anne Created To Be His Help Meet, p. 24 Debi finishes this her first chapter with a memo on the background of the word “help meet.” I sort of feel like this should have come earlier, given that most people I’ve mentioned the book to find the term odd. The word help meet [...]

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CTBHHM: In Which Debi Twists Scripture

March 12, 2013 By 7 Comments
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by Libby Anne Created To Be His Help Meet, pp. 21-23 Debi starts by looking at the Genesis story of the creation of Eve. She explains that Adam was completely delighted that God gave him Eve as a gift, and that every woman’s husband should similarly be delighted in having her as a gift. And [...]

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CTBHHM Women’s Created Purpose

February 28, 2013 By 10 Comments
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by Libby Anne Created To Be His Help Meet, pp. 21 God gave Adam the most precious gift a man will ever receive – a woman. … If you are a wife, you were created to fill a need, and in that capacity you are “a good thing,” a helper

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