Women that love the Heart of God and live life on His terms
It is painful to witness a young child ordering his parents around. The only thing more painful is to witness the child’s parents (many times professing Christians) awkwardly smile and give in to the child’s demand. Sometimes you can hear parents negotiate with the child, attempting to get him to “speak politely” to them. I recall my children’s faces when they would see this dynamic … [Read more...]
In my previous articles on the subject of childbirth from a biblical perspective, a number of readers commented that to refuse medical intervention puts both the child and mother at risk, and that I was asking people to return to the “dark ages” of obstetrical care. These people wrongly assumed that I found no place for obstetricians and hospital births. One reader who appreciated and … [Read more...]
Recently I had the privilege of speaking to a homeschool support group in San Jose, CA, with the purpose of encouraging them in their pursuit to provide a godly education for their children. I shared 10 points that I believe are helpful in achieving that end. 1. Teach your children the Word of God, rather than try to convert them. By presenting the biblical standard that their entire duty is to … [Read more...]
My nearsightedness can be easily be traced to my father, whose myopia was genetically passed on to me. It has been said that if a person is deficient in one of his senses, the other ones are sometimes amplified to make up for it. Well, that may explain why I have a heightened olfactory sense. Just recently this “gift” was driving me crazy. There was an awful smell in my kitchen. I … [Read more...]
Back in 1984, a friend introduced my husband and me to the writings of R. J. Rushdoony. It wasn’t until 1985 that we actually met Rush and started making monthly trips to Vallecito, CA. In getting to know Rush and his wife, Dorothy, we also became friends with the rest of their family, members of the Chalcedon staff, and Chalcedon’s resident scholar, Otto Scott. Otto was in a special … [Read more...]
Rethinking Childbearing - Part 1 (Click here to read) “Natural” childbirth came into fashion in the 1970s with the practice of husbands or other support persons being present during the labor and birth of their children while assuming the role of labor coach and companion for the birthing mother. Many heralded this as a great advance, and hospitals began to provide nicely decorated birthing … [Read more...]
I received a call the other day from a woman who had watched ECF’s Post-Abortion Outreach video announcing The Road That Takes Me Home CD project. This project is designed to connect women who have abortion in their past to pregnancy counseling services especially geared toward post-abortive women. She shared with me her surprise at the effect it had on her. This woman had her … [Read more...]
Back in the early 1980s when the practice of homeschooling began to surface as an alternative to customary day-school options, the sentiments of many were less than favorable. Homeschooling parents were warned that they would tire of the endeavor, that their children’s educational progress would be hampered, that they would grow up unable to successfully interact with others, and that success as … [Read more...]
I once asked Dr. Rushdoony if he could sum up Christian Reconstruction. His response surprised me. He said, “Christian Reconstruction is the reading of Scripture with the understanding that every word in it is a command word of God telling us how we should live.” I was expecting something much more complicated than that. When viewed that way, it becomes harder and harder to … [Read more...]
In this podcast interview, Andrea talks with Rebecca Rouse, eldest daughter of Rousas John Rushdoony, about her grandparents Yeghiazar & Vartanoush Rushdoony and their escape from Armenia and new life in America. … [Read more...]
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