“When these passages are considered together [Is. 19:16-17; Jer. 50:36-37; 51:29-30; Nah. 3:13], we should conclude that a standard way for the prophets of God to tell a people that their military might has failed them is to say that their warriors have come to the point where they fight like women. A legitimate conclusion …
Women and Hierarchy
“In the hierarchical and biblical view, the relationship of women to men is first familial, and then as a consequence, a larger (and very complex) cultural and societal relationship between the sexes emerges. This means that wives are to submit to, and provide help to, their own husbands (and no one else). As a result …
Uppity Calvinist Women
Visionaries, In his great book Orthodoxy, Chesterton once said, “This began to be alarming. It looked not so much as if Christianity was bad enough to include any vices, but rather as if any stick was good enough to beat Christianity with.” The aptness of this observation is seen in the following missive from Angie: …
Feminism Rips Off Women
“The cultural discipline of honoring women is very important. It is no accident that feminists have succeeded in getting women treated ‘equally’ with men, and now that women are no longer singled out for honor, that the men around them just go with their lusts. The results have not been at all favorable for women. …
Relativism and the Mistreatment of Women
Dear visionaries, Susannah’s questions presuppose a foundational solidarity and allegiance between all men, based on gender alone, and a solidarity of all women, based on gender alone. But there are other factors affecting what she lists, things like suspect statistics, Hinduism, famine, wars, etc. But when it comes to those things that really are done …
Letters in the Aftermath of the General Assembly
Letter to the Editor: Hmmm. "What we need now are true and good men " . . . I'm not up on all the personalities , but what we we need is people to preach and teach the gospel and to disciple ...
Shushed by the Moderator
Introduction: I was really pleased when I heard that Kevin De Young was selected to be the moderator of the PCA. I like his work, and really appreciate a lot of what he has done. Nancy and I ...
Letters for the Times in Which We Live
Letter to the Editor: What do you think of this . . . is it the Christian women’s job to birth all the unused frozen eggs even if they weren’t hers? So they weren’t thrown away?Best, ...
America . . . Christian From the Get Go
Introduction: A lot of disinformation has been circulated about the Christian founding of America. I say “disinformation” because I am being polite, as is my wont. There are other nouns that could ...
Letters for Fun and Profit
Letter to the Editor: I was wondering if you could share how your community/churches organize and execute your Psalm Sings and events in the community. Are they more or less your version ...