Recently, I have watched the first four or five episodes of the movie “Little Men.” Jo from “Little Women” and her husband bought a home to care for boys who had no family. Her husband died so she was left to care for the boys. A young man, Nick, came through town and began helping Jo. She needed help with the farm, mending fences, building and fixing things, and chopping wood. Jo definitely has a few feminist tendencies. This movie…
When I began mentoring women in biblical womanhood when I was 45 years old (27 years ago), I would have a group of about 15 women in one of the women’s homes. I would read a few sentences of “Created to Be His Help Meet” to the women, and then we would discuss it. I would ask questions for them to ponder and answer their questions. It was a mentoring/discussion group. It was great! After this, I began mentoring women…
There is a lot of mischaracterization about Patriarchy and what it means. A man wrote this on Facebook recently in response to something Doug Wilson said: “I have had people who self-identify as Partriarchalists (and who admire Doug Wilson and see him as a kind of leader for their cause) tell me that ‘Patriarchy’ means women can never: Work outside the home (whether married or unmarried), have an income producing business inside the home, vote in elections, run for political…
Written by John Moody on X Younger woman: “Hey Miss Anne, I was wondering. I really want to grow as a wife and mom and better serve the Lord in my home and with my husband and kids. Can you help me?” Older woman: “That is great. We are just about to start our newest woman’s ministry discipleship rotation, and this time I will teaching the women Nehemiah and Ezra!” YW: “Oh, that’s well, but I really want to learn…
When President Kennedy was assassinated, I was five years old. We were driving when my mom heard about it on the radio. She began bawling her eyes out. I cried because my mom cried. Then, I remember Princess Diana’s death, but I didn’t have any connection to her. She seemed to have lived a sad life. September 11 attack was the next one which caused deep grief for everyone. I didn’t know anyone killed personally, but it was still tragic….
As many of you know, I love “Created to Be His Help Meet” by Debi Pearl, yet I quickly learned after buying cases of this book and handing them out to every woman I knew, that some women were offended by it. They claimed Debi was harsh and cruel. One such story Debi tells often comes up to justify these women’s claims about Debi. It’s in the second chapter on page 27 in the first edition of her book. In…
Written By Pastor Robert W Reed “Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.” (Jeremiah 10:2) + Pagan Festivals + According to the world, the Olympics is the most important athletic event involving many different sports with competitors from nearly every nation on earth since 1896. These events are held every four years with smaller scale winter games midway between the…
Written By Robert W. Reed “Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.” (Psalm 127:3) Birth control is the attempt to interfere with God’s method of creating life because it stops the process of reproduction. The Lord is the author of life, and children are a gift and blessing from Him. Birth control is an attack on motherhood, family, society, and the Kingdom of God. According to Psalms 127:3-5, children are…
From The Old Schoolhouse Magazine An anonymous reflection from a daughter who finally sees clearly. I told myself I was being brave. I scrolled past another post on my feed–someone else sharing how they cut off a “toxic” parent for the sake of their mental health. And something inside me cheered. “Yes. Finally,” I whispered to no one. “I’m doing the right thing. I’m standing up for myself.” Except I wasn’t. I was building a wall. A thick, cold, pride-wrought…
Some women didn’t like Debi Pearl’s book “Created to Be His Help Meet” because they claimed she gossiped. She told the story of a fat, ugly woman in her book. Her point was that men were still attracted to her because of her smile and joy. Was this gossip? I tell things about what I see other women do and then use them as an example of what we are to do or not to do. Is this gossip? I…