What’s on your must-read list right now? This is an impossible question for me to answer. While I’m proud to share that the shelf of 2019 have-reads is fairly deep so far, my pile of books-to-get-around-to continues to grow.
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The problem with being in your 20s is that you have a lot to say (and some of it is quite good) but you haven't yet earned the spiritual street cred for people to listen. Now in my 30s, I probably do have a few nuggets to share, but the imposter syndrome can be debilitating. I expect that by my 40s, I'll have achieved the right seasoning.
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Repost from Cornerstone West LA. I’ve been on a bit of a reading kick lately. From novels with my Kinder moms book club and middle elementary audio books on the drive home, to parenting books by neuroscientists and heady theological commentaries on the usage of a particular Greek term prior to 312 AD—I’ve been all over the place. Somewhere between Moscow, Havana, and Ancient Israel, I got to thinking about how we read what we read as Christians. How do we decide what to read, which authors to trust, and what is worth our time?
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I recently picked up one of Jen Hatmaker's audiobooks to listen to during my commute. For the Love is the second most recent in a slew of books written by this popular blogger. I keep hearing her mentioned and lauded around on social media. Then, she got caught up in a controversy about her "stance" on a certain theological issue, which really piqued my interest...
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As I continue to dig into what Biblical womanhood really means, I am struck by some of the more subtle feminine images that are sprinkled throughout God's Word. While not typically the focus of our early Bible education, there is actually much to be gleaned about the identity of women from the stories of scripture...
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Reposted from Cornerstone West LA. I thought a lot about the women of Cornerstone when I first read Half the Church by Carolyn Custis James. I thought about friends who set aside time to counsel other women, those who welcome foster children into their homes along with the schedule disruptions and paperwork and potential heartache, and women who study deeply the Word of God so that they may bring it to bear on our souls at conferences and events.
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Last summer I had the opportunity to speak on the topic of Biblical Womanhood at Cornerstone. It's a subject I particularly enjoy, but one I hadn't really explored from all ends of the spectrum. And by that I mean, I was very familiar with complimentarian doctrine, but had little clue how the other camp tackled the topic. I wasn't sold on Piper and Grudem's definition of feminine identity—arguing that Eve's punishment in the Fall reveals essential traits about women (shouldn't we instead look at the design and pre-sin characteristics of Eve for God's intention for women?)—so I started hunting around for other perspectives.
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Reposted from Cornerstone West LA. Mom confession: there have been a few desperate times in the years since having children where I hid in the shower or pretended to take a long time on the toilet just for a few moments of uninterrupted silence. Mothering is hard, and especially in the early years it can feel like you are barely keeping your head above water. I am told it will get easier eventually.
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