by Emily Wierenga | Mar 20, 2013 | blogging, imperfect prose on thursdays, Jesus, popularity, redemption's beauty, shelly miller, silence, success
Welcome to Imperfect Prose. Please feel free to link up your imperfect posts below. Today’s host is IP team member Shelly Miller of Redemption’s Beauty. Awakened before my family, I lean on the kitchen counter, sip tea and wipe slumber on my pajama... by Emily Wierenga | Mar 19, 2013 | books, children, christianity, faith, Fifty shades of grey, integrity, libraries, literature, parenthood, pornography, reading, sex, values
I learned recently of a girl in grade three who was found flipping through a copy of Fifty Shades of Grey, the pseudo-masochistic, erotic book which has topped all bestseller lists, and is, to put it blatantly, literary pornography.Apparently the girl told her teacher... by Emily Wierenga | Mar 17, 2013 | a dare to love yourself, beauty, children, daughter, God's image, identity, imperfection, Jennifer Dukes Lee, Lydia Lee, mother, self-worth, teenager, Tenth Avenue North, The Love Dare, truth, value, worth
It’s The Love Dare, people. Welcome! The moment I read Lydia Lee’s blog, Out of the Ordinary, I was reminded of Katie Davis from Uganda. Lydia’s heart bleeds for the people of Haiti. She is one of the most gifted young writers I have ever met.... by Emily Wierenga | Mar 15, 2013 | Abbie Smith, beauty, book giveaway, celibate sex, creation, femininity, God, marriage, sex trafficking, sexuality, singleness, womanhood
I’m excited to welcome Abbie Smith of Unsteady Saint, author of the newly released Celibate Sex, to my site today, to share part of her book with you and offer a giveaway.Lately, I’ve been a witness to elements of beauty in the African American... by Emily Wierenga | Mar 13, 2013 | calvary, cross, crucifixion, Easter, imperfect prose on thursdays, Jesus, mary, mexico, pilgrimage, resurrection, savior, the passion of the Christ, virgin, wal-mart
Welcome to Imperfect Prose on Thursdays! Please feel free to link up your posts, below.”Sacrifice, Jesus’ Gift to Eve” by e. wierengaWe had a guest speaker on Sunday, and she was talking about Mexico, how only 2 percent of Mexico City believes in... by Emily Wierenga | Mar 12, 2013 | advice, children, church, families, grandmothers, ladies, mothers, relationship, self-help, spiritual mothers, womanhood
She hummed a song to us in Dutch, and I listened with my elbows on the table, to this woman with sterling silver hair.We were there, young moms and grandmothers, gathered around round tables with coffee mugs and plates of squares, learning from each other. It felt... by Emily Wierenga | Mar 11, 2013 | body image, forgiveness, mom in the mirror, Preston Yancey, rape, relationship, security, self-esteem, self-love
It’s A Love Dare, friends. A dare to love ourselves, and we’re meeting every Monday to discuss what this looks like.Today I’ve invited my friend, Preston Yancey, to share his views on how we perceive our worth. In this post, Preston... by Emily Wierenga | Mar 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
In honor of International Women’s Day, I recorded myself reading A Woman’s Manifesto. Bless you. by Emily Wierenga | Mar 8, 2013 | Brother Lawrence, children, christianity, diapers, gospel, guilt, Jesus, motherhood, serving, tiredness, weariness, womanhood
I couldn’t pull my eyes away from her face. From the life in her eyes. She was radiant, and I told her this. But she didn’t see it. She didn’t see how she shone. She just saw the way she failed, every day, to get off the couch when the kids went to... by Emily Wierenga | Mar 6, 2013 | calling, church, communion, destiny, fellowship, imperfect prose on thursdays, pain, stories, tara pohlkotte
Welcome to Imperfect Prose on Thursdays! From this week on, there are NO PROMPTS. We’re going back to the basics, focusing on REDEMPTION only. Today, i.p. team member Tara Pohlkotte of Pohlkotte Press shares her thoughts on calling.I grew under the shade...