My Kind of Wild

Friday night Adria and I hosted a little gathering of ladies from our Thursday morning (at 6:30am!) Bible study.  We had tea, played a game of Scribblish, and ate chocolate chip cookies, vanilla ice cream, and chocolate wine!  But the best part was the steady stream of uplifting conversation.  {We literally talked nonstop from 8:30pm to 4:15am.} Of course, the topics were all over the spectrum but the evening closed with an intense dialogue on the sovereignty of God . . . {Who does that!?  We do.} 

Community is such a vital part of life.  I am so thankful.

I don't know why half of us are kneeling and half are standing! But, it may or may have not been taken deep into the night.

Gender Roles {Exploring Submission pt. 2}

After writing the last post {a month ago!}  I began to realize there were many ways in which I needed some guidance on the topic of gender roles in the Biblical context.  I decided to do a bit of reading before writing more.  I chose to read the book by Tim and Kathy Keller entitled The Meaning of Marriage.  This book was unlike any other book I have read on the topic of marriage.  Its exploration of gender roles was especially helpful.  And, that particular chapter was written by Kathy Keller, which, for me, seemed to make the topic more palatable.

Although I’d like to continue to read about and mull over the topic of submission, and the purpose of gender roles in the context of marriage, I am going to be leaving this topic alone in the blog world for a while, at least.  Until I return to it though, perhaps I can convince you to read The Meaning of Marriage.

Exploring Submission {part 1}

Being both young and single, it might seem out of the ordinary to be so contemplative of the deeper parts of marriage. But to be honest, the tough marital subjects interest me about as much as do the sweet, light topics.

I’ve been thinking a lot about submission.

“Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.” {Ephesians 5 verse 24}

I’ve read this (and the rest of Ephesians 5) numerous times and when I fully contemplate submission in the biblical context I fully support it. Yet, in life, when I hear this verse spoken of, or even the phrase: “wives submit therefore . . .” I feel a little pang of revulsion in the pit of my stomach.

Immediately aware that my gut reaction is wrong, I try to cover it up with so much theology that I convince myself the feeling was never there to begin with. I think that this response to my natural reaction is likely to do me disservice in the end.

I would therefore like to spend some time on this topic. And perhaps create a little blog “series” to explore submission in the context of biblical marriage through the lens of a single girl living in the post-modern era.

Reading this book is similar to stumbling upon a pot of [eternal] gold

Don't Waste Your Life

by: John Piper

"Delighting in God [is] not a mere preference or option in life; it [is] our joyful duty and should be the single passion of our lives."