This is the final post in a series about Voices of the True Woman: A Call to the Counter-Revolution. Click links to see posts on prior chapters: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, and eight. I have so enjoyed this journey through Voices. It has been my pleasure to share it with you. I hope that your interest has been piqued and you will consider reading the entire book yourself. I have tried to give you some of the golden nuggets that I found along the way, but surely there are many that I have not mentioned that would bless you.As the book comes to a close, … [Read more...]
Voices: Leaving a Lasting Legacy Through Prayer
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This is the eighth post in a series about Voices of the True Woman: A Call to the Counter-Revolution. Click links to see posts on prior chapters: one, two, three, four, five, six, and seven. I have two friends - who happen to share the same name - who are what I would call "Prayer Warriors". These are the go-to women for prayer requests because they are well-known for their passion for prayer. Among many godly characteristics, these two women are leaving legacies of prayer. They are my prayer heroes and I often think, "When I grow up, I want to be like them."But legacies … [Read more...]
Voices: God’s Jewels
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This is the seventh post in a series about Voices of the True Woman: A Call to the Counter-Revolution. Click links to see posts on prior chapters: one, two, three, four, five, and six. In chapter 7 of Voices, Joni Eareckson Tada shares a message of hope in the midst of suffering. As a quadriplegic for over forty years, Joni speaks with a genuineness that comes from having known and lived with great suffering, as even now she continues to experience great bouts of pain in addition to her physical limitations. She begins by reminding us that we are God's treasured … [Read more...]
Voices: Choosing Faith in Seasons of Change
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This is the sixth post in a series about Voices of the True Woman: A Call to the Counter-Revolution. Click links to see posts on prior chapters: one, two, three, four, and five. In the sixth chapter of Voices, Karen Loritts shares about a time when her youngest child was heading off to college and she was facing an "empty nest". She thought she was well-prepared for this time and was even looking forward to having a new closeness with her husband. Then suddenly, she was caught completely off guard by an overwhelming feeling of loneliness. She was quickly overcome by … [Read more...]
Voices: A Woman After God’s Own Heart
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This is the fifth post in a series about Voices of the True Woman: A Call to the Counter-Revolution. Click links to see posts on prior chapters: one, two, three, and four. Ah, to be a woman after God's own heart - that is our goal, is it not? But it is so easy to pay that phrase lip-service and not examine and emulate the characteristics of such a woman. In chapter four of Voices, Janet Parshall shares a key disposition of a woman after God's own heart: surrender. This trait is exemplified in the story of Hannah, found in the opening chapter of 1 Samuel. Hannah was a devout … [Read more...]
Voices: For Such A Time As This
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This is the fourth post in a series about Voices of the True Woman: A Call to the Counter-Revolution. Click links to see posts on prior chapters: one, two, and three. The book of Esther in the Old Testament could easily have been the inspiration behind the blockbuster films of our modern day. A beautiful heroine, a wise sage, a guileless villain, a foolish king, and the fate of a nation at stake. There's danger, intrigue, suspense, and irony. You're drawn into the story before you've even had time to finish your popcorn.When the treacherous Haman seeks the extermination of all … [Read more...]
Voices: You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby!
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This is the third post in a series about Voices of the True Woman: A Call to the Counter-Revolution. Read here for posts one and two. BORN INTO FEMINISM Born in 1971, feminism is all I've ever known. I was born into it, raised by it, and unwittingly trapped by it. On the playground, I would chant, "Girls can do anything boys can do, only better!" And I believed it with all my heart. Being a girl wouldn't stop me from being whatever I set out to be. Â I was going to be a doctor. I remember as a young girl, perhaps ten years old, watching how my grandmother did everything for my … [Read more...]
Voices: from Him, through Him, to Him
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This is the second post in a series about Voices of the True Woman: A Call to the Counter-Revolution. Read here: post one. So I'm hopefully devoted to the Lord. That is, I'm devoted to the Lord, and I am hopeful in that devotion. I am hopeful that what God has said in His Word is true. (God's Word IS truth!) What is hope? Let me share the definition from my favorite dictionary: 1. A desire of some good, accompanied with at least a slight expectation of obtaining it, or a belief that it is obtainable. Hope differs from wish and desire in this, that it implies some expectation of obtaining … [Read more...]
Voices: The Ultimate Meaning of True Womanhood
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Today is the first post in a series that I will be writing about Voices of the True Woman Movement: A Call to the Counter-Revolution. What would you say is your highest calling? Throughout the years I have had many goals and dreams; my early ones never involved God. Even after I became a Christian and my focus turned from myself to God, my desire to follow my calling was still often more about me and what God had for me than what I was called to be for Him. As John Piper teaches in the first chapter of Voices, our highest calling is wrapped up in the very nature of who God created us … [Read more...]