Calvinism, Control Freaks, and the Sovereignty of God
MAY 22, 2014 | BY: JENNY RAE ARMSTRONG -- The internet has been obsessed with Calvinism for the past week or so. Zack Hunt’s Dear John...
Love Should Never Include Disclaimers: Why Christians Need to Stop Trying to “Fix” People
MAY 9, 2014 | BY: JENNY RAE ARMSTRONG -- We can’t love freely when our self-worth is tangled up in someone else’s free will. We need to get...
The Gospel is Never at Stake. A Few Words on Orthodoxy, Christian Unity, and Not Being a Big Jerk
MAR 27, 2014 | BY: JENNY RAE ARMSTRONG -- I saw a quote from a Christian leader yesterday, one that I respect despite disagreeing...
How Much Money Does it Take to Be A Good Christian Woman?
April 23, 2013 | BY: JENNY RAE ARMSTRONG -- When I was in my twenties, I attended a “Bible” study on how to be a Good Christian Woman. Good Christian...
Should Christian Women Color Their Hair? On Dissatisfaction, Cultural Conformity, and Battling the Inner Barbie
BY: JENNY RAE ARMSTRONG -- As I examined my new hairstyle in the bathroom mirror, I wound up examining my head and my heart as well...
“The missionaries brought the Bread of Life, but we choked on the packaging.”
BY: JENNY RAE ARMSTRONG -- Our insensitively-expressed opinions, prim expectations, and slow-burning cultural condemnation have alienated...
John Piper, Women in Combat, and How Gender Roles Fall Short of the Glory of Humankind
Co-Ed Combat and Cultural Cowardice, an article written by John Piper in 2007, has resurfaced in light of the U.S. military’s decision to let women serve in combat. I’m posting part of it here not because I w...
50 Shades of Broken: Why Do Women Fantasize About Abuse?
I first noticed it when I bought my Nook Color last year. Erotica. Everywhere. Written by and for women.
So much for letting my kids peruse the free books section!
It seems that e-readers opened up a whole ne...
Making Space for the Feminine Voice
Women are natural communicators. No one doubts this, really, and a quick, unscientific glance at the blogosphere confirms the female desire to enter into the conversation about important issues impacting ...
Oppressors, Activists, and Spiritual Stinginess: St. Paul’s Guide to Praying Better Prayers
“And I am praying that you will put into action the generosity that comes from your faith as you understand and experience all the good things we have in Christ.” -Philemon 1:6
I was reading Philemon this we...