Undoubtedly, every time I teach women to be keepers at home, women will cry, “What about female nurses and teachers? We need them!” This is a strawman argument since there will always be female nurses and teachers. Few women read what I write and even fewer want to do what God commands of them, therefore, there is no need to fret that there will be no more female nurses or teachers. Many women believe that being a teacher or a…
Our culture doesn’t prepare young women for marriage. The churches and the schools don’t. Most mothers aren’t preparing their daughters for marriage and neither are the older women in the churches, so most women go into marriage knowing little about being a wife, mother, and running a home. I asked the women in the chat room what practical skills they wish they knew before marriage and this is how they answered. They wish they had learned how to cook healthy…
Mary Kassian, in the post I shared last week,ended her article about complementarianism this way: “If you hear someone tell you that complementarity means you have to get married, have dozens of babies, be a stay-at-home housewife, clean toilets, completely forego a career, chuck your brain, tolerate abuse, watch Leave It to Beaver reruns, bury your gifts, deny your personality, and bobble-head nod ‘yes’ to everything men say, don’t believe her. That’s a straw (wo)man misrepresentation. It’s not complementarianism. I…
From teaching women’s role in the church gatherings, “Let the women learn in silence with all subjection” (1 Timothy 2:11), and that women are not called to be preachers, pastors, elders, or deacons, many argue with me that women indeed are to preach the Gospel. I then encourage them to read through the Gospels and Acts to find out what preaching is and they will find that not one woman in the Bible ever preached. It was only men. There…
I watched Charlie Kirk interview Tucker Carlson the other day. Tucker admitted to having a drinking problem when he was younger and a terrible fear of flying. He had flown a lot as a kid and had some frightening experiences so every time he flew as an adult, he would get drunk. Before his 4th child, he flew to Pakistan on business and the plane literally crashed. For 20 minutes before the crash, the entire plane knew they were all…
My eleventh grandbaby was born yesterday! We are so blessed. I texted all seven of my close college friends the good news with the picture of the precious baby. One of them wrote the following response which I thought was absolutely beautiful! Birth will ALWAYS brings me to my knees. That sweet little oxygen breathing, nursing, little fellow was in a tight little ball, surrounded by water, in the dark, getting nutrition through his belly button, yesterday! A miracle for…
As many of you who follow me on social media know, our 39th wedding anniversary was on the 27th of this month. This picture was taken after we had changed out of our wedding clothes and just before we took off to begin our new lives together. As I look at this smiling couple, there are a few things I would like to tell this girl. The harder you try to change him, the worse your marriage will become. A…
She told me her DIL truly lives a submissive life towards her husband. Where he wants to live, she wants to live. What he wants to eat, she wants to eat. He is the patriarch of his family. She trusts his decisions. She doesn’t always have to give her opinion and suggestions, then argue to get her way. He leads. She follows. He is head over her. She is submissive and obedient to him. This is how it’s supposed to…
Hallmark isn’t owned and run by born-again believers in Jesus Christ. Yes, they have been making “decent” movies for many years now. There is no nudity, little immodesty, no foul language (except they do use the word “God” at times, and they’re not speaking about or to Him, which I think may be a new thing in their movies), no violence, and no sex in their movies. Parents don’t have to worry too much about their children seeing any of…
Hudson Taylor (1832-1905) was a great missionary to China, and his son, Howard Taylor, wrote a book about his father’s life. A friend of mine gave me a chapter from the book titled “Nurture and Admonition.” Hudson’s parents were godly and very intentional about raising their children. I am going to give you a few snippets from this chapter on what Howard said about Hudson’s mother in order to encourage you in raising your children. His parents produced exceptional children!…