by Emily Wierenga | Nov 24, 2013 | bible, children, church, faith, family, feminism, Jesus, manhood, men, patriarchy, servanthood, single mothers, womanhood
The little girl was crying.She’d been sitting beside her grandma in church but when she turned sad her grandfather scooped her up, a big burly man who barely fit in the pew, and he held her so tender and she leaned her head against his chest and I broke, right... by Emily Wierenga | Apr 30, 2013 | anger, blogging, community, criticism, dialogue, feminism, hurt, Jennifer Dukes Lee, Jesus, michelle derusha, prodigal magazine, servanthood post
“It’s not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood;... by Emily Wierenga | Apr 17, 2013 | abuse, apology, book giveaway, brennan manning, christian, convictions, feminism, gender issue, imperfect prose on thursdays, Jen Hatmaker, manhood, prayers, servanthood post, stories, trigger, womanhood, writer
I’m not sure but that there isn’t a time in every one’s life when we’re called–To stand up for what we believe in. But before we stand, we have to know what we believe, and before I became a wife and a mother, I didn’t really know.I didn’t know the way I would... by Emily Wierenga | Apr 13, 2013 | Abba father, childhood, church, femininity, feminism, holy spirit, manhood, men, spirituality, womanhood
I’m sitting on the steps after a run. Spring has finally come to Alberta, and the air smells like new things: like garden dirt and budding trees and unsung heroes: fallen leaves and broken stems.Snow has done a number but it’s left everything rested and... by Emily Wierenga | Apr 7, 2013 | Emily Wierenga, feminism, heartache, humility, Jesus, joy, Philippians, prodigal magazine, servant, servanthood post, update
Hi friends.I’m still here.Just a bit quiet these days.It was a hard week. A heartache week, knowing I hurt some people (unintentionally) through THIS post, yet knowing too that I was trying only to be obedient, so I haven’t had many words to say as of... by Emily Wierenga | Apr 2, 2013 | Biblical womanhood, evangelical feminism, feminism, husband, leadership, marriage, prodigal magazine, servant-hood, spiritual mothers, submission, wife, woman's manifesto, womanhood, women pastors
Dear sisters, dear spiritual mothers and daughters and midwives and stay at home mamas;Dear women pastors and elders and janitors and lawyers and teachers and artists,I celebrate us. I think this is obvious from my Woman’s Manifesto.But.I fear for us too.I fear...