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This is a sad note but also a sobering wakeup call for those who perpetuate fundamentalism. It sounds like he grew up in a family that follows Gothard. (There's some language in it.)
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Three of my recent favorites (that didn't make it into my compendium)...
ReplyDeleteChaplain Mike at iMonk takes on the legalists' view of grace:
http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/works-righteousness-by-any-other-name-still-stinks
Brant Hansen knocks one out of the park in a reply to a 16-year-old girl: "On Giving Up" (Why religion causes burnout...) http://ping.fm/BZ6b9
My wife Carrie is starting a series on women in Bible times:
http://carriepaz.blogspot.com/2011/01/silenced-voices.html
Hi Sister! I did find a good link, from sisterlisa, and want to perpetuate it. Here it is! And it is Loving!
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The start of my 2011 book list is in my most recent blog post here: http://virginiaknowles.blogspot.com/2011/01/goals-plans-and-books-for-2011-bring-it.html
ReplyDeleteI haven't written out my list of books on the topic of home education yet, but I did check out an interesting one from the library: Kingdom of Children: Culture and Controversy in the Homeschooling Movement by Mitchell l
L. Stevens. It was published ten years ago but he has some astute observations on the two camps of home school families.
http://www.boundless.org/2005/articles/a0002371.cfm
ReplyDeleteThis article was a good reminder to me today to simply rest in Christ and cease striving.
Hi. I believe it was on this blog that I read an article explaining what was said to Eve in Gen 3. It was about a desire to turn from God and let man rule her. I'd like to read it again to understand it better, if anyone can give me the link?
ReplyDeleteThanks in advance.