by Emily Wierenga | Jul 22, 2013 | Biblical womanhood, church, faith, fat, love, lust, modesty, objects, Purity Culture, shame, thin, womanhood
I’m thin. But I feel fat in a swimsuit. I feel very fleshy and obvious in a swimsuit. I can’t pretend away my curves. I can’t pretend away my stretch marks or my flat chest or the scar where I burned my calf on a scooter. I can’t hide and that’s hard for me. I... by Emily Wierenga | Jul 19, 2013 | book giveaway, Dena Dyer, divorce, faith, hope, marriage, prayer, separation, women, wounded
I’m honored to host my friend and High Calling Editor Dena Dyer on my blog today; Dena is giving away a copy of her NEW book–Wounded Women of the Bible! Leave a comment below to win. Guest post by Dena Dyer My sweet mother-in-law once inscribed a card... by Emily Wierenga | Jul 17, 2013 | #imperfectprose, blogging, camping, God, homeless, hungry, hurt, imperfect prose on thursdays, Jesus, pain, street people
Kasher is chanting on the top of Trent’s shoulders, and it sounds like a monk’s song. We’re camping at Snaring River where we tented back when I was 39 weeks with the same boy. There are no flush toilets here. No hot showers. Just the bare smell of nature,... by Emily Wierenga | Jul 16, 2013 | boy scouts, church, deleting, faith, gay, letter, love
I chose this morning to delete my letter to the Boy Scouts and to the Church.Friends, my intention in writing the letter that I did was to speak the truth in love to the LGBTQ community, but many did not feel it was loving. So I decided to take it down out of respect... by Emily Wierenga | Jul 15, 2013 | faith, God, hypocrisy, ink, Jesus, Leviticus, Old Testament rules, piercings, sin, tattoos
This is me a couple of years ago: dreads, stretched ears, piercings, and tats.I have three tattoos. And I love Jesus.A number of people have called me a hypocrite over the past week, regarding my latest tat (the one I got with my husband–you can read about it... by Emily Wierenga | Jul 12, 2013 | Activist Faith, Bible Dude, book giveaway, children, Dan King, faith, giving, Haiti, love, orphans, parenting
My friend Dan King, or the Bible Dude, is one of the most generous, loving, talented and humble people I know. He writes books, he designs blogs (including this one!), he motivates the church, and he always has time for everyone–especially for his family.... by Emily Wierenga | Jul 10, 2013 | bride of Christ, christianity, divorce, doubt, faith, God, marriage, Zena Neds-Fox
I met Zena Neds-Fox through the Imperfect Prose link-up and have been smitten with her words and her love for Christ. So delighted to have her here while we take a much needed week off, camping in Banff and Jasper and enjoying the smell of each other’s skin.... by Emily Wierenga | Jul 9, 2013 | anniversary, anorexia, eating disorder, faith, inked, korea, love, marriage, tattoos, travel
Today is Trent’s and my 10th anniversary.To celebrate, we got inked. We got tats on our shoulder and shoulder blade. It is my husband’s first tattoo and my third, and it hurt, but we winced and held each other’s hand while our Young Life... by Emily Wierenga | Jul 8, 2013 | book giveaway, depression, Desperate, faith, mentorship, motherhood, Sally Clarkson, Sarah Mae, tiredness
Friends, I am away this week, camping the Icefields Parkway with my family with no access to the Internet. I am honored to have my friend Sarah Mae here today, a woman who has written a book that every mother needs. Read on, to find out how you can win one... by Emily Wierenga | Jul 5, 2013 | Almost Anorexic, book, Dr. Jennifer Thomas, eating disorder, food, giveaway, Harvard Medical School, Jenni Schaefer, relationship
I met Jenni Schaefer, motivational speaker and bestselling author of Life Without Ed, at the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) conference last year and she took my breath away with her humility and kindness. I was honored to do a piece of commissioned...