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Hold Your Kids to an Unkeepable Standard (Then They Will Understand "Mercy)"

Below are my comments that weren’t allowed.  I’m not sharing them because I want to get the last word in, or because I want to be right, or because I want to debate.  I am just shari… more »

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Hold Your Kids to an Unkeepable Standard (Then They Will Understand "Mercy)" — 15 comments

molleth wrote 18 hours ago: Below are my comments that weren’t allowed.  I’m not sharing them because I want to ge … more »

Tags: Conservative Christian-ism, Gentle Mothering, Law and Grace, Making Me Think, On Hearth and Home, On Him, On His Written Word, parenting philosophies

Standing in His Grace — 29 comments

molleth wrote 2 weeks ago: “It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subjec … more »

Tags: Conservative Christian-ism, Law and Grace, On Him, parenting philosophies

Hephzibah House in Indiana: Abuse Still Going On, Over 30 Years Later — 39 comments

molleth wrote 3 weeks ago: It’s hard to try to explain the daily schedule at Hephzibah House.  Daily life was about so m … more »

Tags: Atonement Theories, Conservative Christian-ism, Gentle Mothering, Law and Grace, On Whatever, On Women, parenting philosophies, parenting/family, Readers, Bloggers and Friends, Oh My!

Coming out of Fundamentalism (A Reader Writes) — 29 comments

molleth wrote 1 month ago: I enjoy getting emails from readers sharing their thoughts on coming out of legalism and/or fundame … more »

Tags: Complementarian/Egalitarian, Conservative Christian-ism, Homeschooling, Law and Grace, Making Me Think, On Hearth and Home, On Him, On Women, Reader's Ask

Is Loving Yahweh Enough, (or Do I Have to Love Him the Way They Say I Do)? — 22 comments

molleth wrote 2 months ago: This is an example of the kind of preaching/teaching that makes me want to throw up.   And laugh. … more »

Tags: On Women, emerging/missional, On Culture, On His Written Word, Readers, Bloggers and Friends, Oh My!, Conservative Christian-ism, On Him, Making Me Think, Complementarian/Egalitarian

Musings on Authority and the Weak and Righteous Rebellions (against "Crying it Out," and Beyond) — 19 comments

molleth wrote 3 months ago: I once believed that Authority is a major crux upon which the  Christian either stands or falls.  … more »

Tags: Conservative Christian-ism, Making Me Think, On Culture, On Hearth and Home, On Him, parenting philosophies

More Blasts from the Past (Ouch!) — 12 comments

molleth wrote 4 months ago: Inspired, no doubt, by this post, my friend, Jacob, took some of his video footage from “the o … more »

Tags: On Whatever, Readers, Bloggers and Friends, Oh My!

Learning "What the Bible PLAINLY Says About Gender" (Via My Handy Dandy Pink-n-Blue Gridsheet)... — 57 comments

molleth wrote 4 months ago: Discussing gender roles in the post, “Are Women Called to be Pastors“ over at Comple … more »

Tags: On Women, emerging/missional, On His Written Word, Conservative Christian-ism, Making Me Think, Complementarian/Egalitarian

Reader's Write: Advice for Talking with "I'm Daddy's Helpmeet" Folks...? — 45 comments

molleth wrote 4 months ago: Those of you familiar with the Botkin sisters and Vision Forum will be aquainted with the idea that … more »

Tags: Complementarian/Egalitarian, Conservative Christian-ism, Making Me Think, missional in practice, On Him, On His Written Word, On Women, parenting philosophies, Reader's Ask

The Truth and the Myth of Only Two Choices — 29 comments

molleth wrote 4 months ago: Let me present an element of fundamentalism that I find dangerous (at best).  There are only two ch … more »

Tags: Complementarian/Egalitarian, Conservative Christian-ism, emerging/missional, Making Me Think, On Him, On Whatever, On Women, parenting philosophies

Readers Write: Talking with Friends/Aquaintances About Destructive Parenting Practices — 25 comments

molleth wrote 4 months ago: I hope the title didn’t make you think I was going to tell you how, since, well, I don’t … more »

Tags: Conservative Christian-ism, Gentle Mothering, On Him, parenting philosophies, parenting/family, Reader's Ask, Violence or Pacifism

The Fundie-Hood, the Tongue-Talker-Hood, the Emergent-Hood (Baa)... — 13 comments

molleth wrote 4 months ago: I should have clarified in my recent post that I believe that there are a GREAT variety of ghettos … more »

Tags: Complementarian/Egalitarian, Conservative Christian-ism, emerging/missional, Law and Grace, Making Me Think, missional in practice, On Culture, On Him

Dr. Seuss Leaves Conservative Christianity — 23 comments

molleth wrote 4 months ago: I wrote this poem a year ago.  You can tell I had just read a Dr. Seuss book to the kids, can … more »

Tags: Conservative Christian-ism, emerging/missional, Making Me Think, On Culture, On Him, On His Written Word, Poetry

The Godly Homeschool Family: Myth, Reality, or Idol? — 9 comments

molleth wrote 5 months ago:  My guest author today is Cynthia Clack from A Life Profound.  A mom of NINE (yeah, baby, you read … more »

Tags: Conservative Christian-ism, Gentle Mothering, Homeschooling, Law and Grace, Making Me Think, missional in practice, On Culture, On Hearth and Home, On Him

Vipers in Diapers: Sinful Children & How to Perfect Them — 15 comments

molleth wrote 5 months ago: My guest post today comes from the famous and much-loved Chewy Mom, mother of five.  Her blog usua … more »

Tags: Conservative Christian-ism, Gentle Mothering, Homeschooling, Law and Grace, Making Me Think, On Culture, On Hearth and Home, On Him, parenting philosophies

Punishment as Reformation...Or Not. — 25 comments

molleth wrote 5 months ago: The reformative effect of punishment is a belief that dies hard, chiefly I think, because it is so s … more »

Tags: On Culture, On Hearth and Home, Law and Grace, On Him, On the Poor, parenting/family, Making Me Think, missional in practice, Violence or Pacifism

Parenting: Performance Mentality (Is it Compatible with Christ)? — 8 comments

molleth wrote 5 months ago:   I want to explore the Performance Mentality when it comes to child-rearing.  (It’s applica … more »

Tags: On Hearth and Home, Law and Grace, On Him, parenting/family, Making Me Think, missional in practice, parenting philosophies, Gentle Mothering

Abused Children Becoming Parents, Breaking the Cycle of Physical Abuse — 10 comments

molleth wrote 5 months ago: Continuing a series on “Growing in Grace” as we parent, I will next share Becca’ … more »

Tags: On Hearth and Home, Readers, Bloggers and Friends, Oh My!, Law and Grace, parenting/family, Making Me Think, parenting philosophies, Gentle Mothering

Mulling on Authority

molleth wrote 5 months ago: I just wrote a post over here and would love to hear your thoughts.  … more »

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