The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) held their 2015 General Assembly during which time they sent a clear message. If you are not 100% intellectually and theologically committed to rejecting women as elders and complementarianism, you do not belong in a PCA church. PCA and Complementarianism Kevin DeYoung wrote in his PCA General Assembly Report: …
Like many young women of the late ’80s, I swooned over Gilbert Blythe as portrayed by Jonathan Crombie in the CBC series Anne of Green Gables and Anne Of Green Gables – The Sequel. The news of Crombie’s passing last week broke my heart both because he was far too young to die and it …
In The Most Disturbing Trend Happening in Your Church in 2015, the most disturbing trend is revealed to be this: Specifically, in the last 2 years, I have see one common thread become a common rope. Its presence is now ubiquitous; every church I talk with mentions this problem…. I have never seen a problem …
This is the perfect example of what made me begin to seriously move away from complementarianism and toward egalitarianism/mutuality. Right down to the exceptions made for women like Elisabeth Elliot and Beth Moore. The incredible inconsistencies and finagling that is done that makes no sense. Exceptions Made For Elisabeth Elliot Teaching Tamara Rice absolutely nails …
This is a post I’ve wanted to write for a long time, but wasn’t sure I wanted to deal with the potential fallout. But after reading Kevin DeYoung’s The Scandal of the Semi-Churched I thought it was a good time to do so. Our Life As Part Of The Semi-Churched I think we would be …
If you didn’t see the news over the weekend, Doug Phillips of Vision Forum confessed to an inappropriate relationship with a woman not his wife. If you aren’t familiar with all this, just do a search and you’ll find plenty of reaction. Way back in 2006 I took a public stand against Doug Phillips and …
Last week David and I did something we rarely do – we went into a bookstore marketing to Christians. Caroline was at a backyard Bible club with a cousin and we had a (rare) few free hours. I wanted to see if they had anything I could use this fall in our homeschooling so we …
