by Emily Wierenga | May 6, 2013 | 1 corinthians 13, bible, boasting, christy mcferren, comparison, daughter, father, love, mom in the mirror, pride, priesthood, scripture, The Love Dare
Jesus gave us, as the second greatest of his commands, to love one another as we love ourselves. We esteem this command, as paired with its antecedent, above all other mandates found in the biblical texts—and rightfully so, as Jesus installed it as such.And with that,... by Emily Wierenga | Oct 29, 2012 | a year of biblical womanhood, bible, biblical, feminism, gender issues, gender roles, God, grace, rachel held evans, wild goose festival, womanhood
From the moment I met Rachel Held Evans at the Wild Goose Festival this summer, surrounded by throngs of believers from all ethnicities and sexual orientations and denominations, she redefined for me what it meant to be a feminist. Because she didn’t look the way I... by Emily Wierenga | Jul 22, 2012 | aids, bible, book, cancer, children, colorado shootings, dad, greatest, journey, love, message, mum, parents, poverty, salvation, story
we didn’t get along but i wanted to be like him.every morning without fail my dad would bow on the carpet and pray to a God i longed to see, and he read his bible and we weren’t allowed to disturb him.mum would scribble bible verses on little pieces of... by Emily Wierenga | Apr 27, 2012 | bible, children, chocolate, Christ, feature posts, God, imperfect prose on thursdays, Jesus, love
sometimes it tastes like a hot cup of coffee while the boys watch backyardigans in ninja turtle pajamas. for my husband, love tastes like lime chips and homemade salsa, and for kasher, it tastes like breast-milk. but he is being weaned and so love will soon taste...