If John MacArthur Offends You, Then You Need To Check Your Heart

I recently read Corrie ten Boom’s Holocaust memoir, The Hiding Place, for the umpteenth time.  It’s radically different from other Holocaust memoirs, as ten Boom writes about her enemy, the Nazis, with angelic empathy.  Although ten Boom is frank about her momentary anger and bitterness, by the end of the book she opens up a …

How to be a strong, independent woman and still practice the art of submission

“Do it self,” my two-year-old says.  Getting dressed, climbing stairs, buckling her seat belt.  It doesn’t matter what it is, she wants to do it independently.  That’s part of life. We train our kids to do everything by themselves.  We teach them to become independent thinkers so that they can handle all the natural stressors …