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Submit to God, Even When it Hurts

"Therefore, submit to God. But resist the Devil, and he will flee from you." –James 4:7 I fell in love with this beautiful girl who was just perfect for me. She played the violin, she sang, she was sweet, she was…
I Am Not My Own

This is not 'my' life. I've been bought with a price; I don't own myself. (1 Corinthians 6:19-20) Likewise, you as a Christian are not your own. To be perfectly honest, no one is their own person; we are all either slave…
A Religious Question about Men and Women in the Workplace

I recently submitted a post to Datingish. For those of you who cannot/won't click on it, it's about a guy who asked me, out of the blue one day, why it is that women want to work or seek employment. Before I could really…
My Husband Isn't God: Marriage and the Balance of Power

Recently reality TV star of "19 and Counting" fame Michelle Duggar offered some advice to the wives of the world. "Husbands are commanded to govern their wives; God works through a man's decisions.... Ask your husband to…
Thinking about Submission in Light of Domestic Abuse

By Sharon at SheWorships Earlier today, writer Rachel Held Evans posted a blog in which she issued a strong condemnation of Michael and Debi Pearl, authors of the controversial book To Train Up a Child. In case you&rsqu…
The Stay at Home Daughter Movement

By Sharon at SheWorships Last month I received a link to the following article that ran in Time Magazine entitled Meet the ‘Selfless’ Women of the ‘Stay at Home Daughters Movement’. I had never be…
The Second Shift: A Challenge for the Marrieds

By Justin at BeDeviant Before I got married and had a child, I was a little, how should we say naïve. I assumed that once I entered into family life, I would be able to come and go as I pleased, delegate all the h…
The Wisdom of Submission

By Sharon at SheWorships Last week my husband’s small group discussed Ephesians 5 and they had a fascinating discussion about submission that I want to share with you today. The whole conversation began after readi…
Difficulty Submitting to Authority: Maybe the Problem is Yours

Have you ever had trouble respecting your authority figures? Does it grain on your nerves when someone, who "has power" can tell you what, when, and how to do something? When given instruction or a command, do you suck…
Are You Being Passive-Aggressive With God?

One of my biggest pet peeves is someone who is passive-aggressive. The saying is true that "we often pick out of other people what we most dislike about ourselves." At the end of the day, everyone has a hint of passive-…