Do Baby Girls Have More Cooties?
After my daughter’s birth, I asked a Hasidic mother of 7, “Why is a mother is ritually unclean for 1 week after she bears a son, but 2 weeks for a daughter?”
Two Women Who Challenged Moses
Miriam and Zipporah provide a stark contrast as they navigate conflict with the the leader of God’s people.
The Glory of the Wedding Dress
Last week, my son got married. As is customary, he did not see the wedding dress until his bride appeared, walking down the aisle. The wonder lit up his face like a sunrise.
Rejected at Christmas? Welcome to the Family!
Jesus was rejected by family and neighbors. It is sometimes hard to endure family. It is even harder to tell the truth in the right way when scorned.
A Hobby Lobby Conversion
A mother bravely faces an inner conflict as she prepares for her daughter’s wedding. What does the struggle reveal?
Note to My Younger Woman Self
I recently spoke with a woman who was bemoaning how men and women do not equally share child care. I remember worrying about that when I was in my twenties.
Pornography and the Ancient Counsel of Balaam
The ancient Balaam knew the only way to oppose Israel was to destroy her relationship with God. Therefore, he suggested a substitute love offensive. His counsel still destroys the people of God today.
The Nutcracker: Odious Fluff or Timeless Type?
Every year, I have an argument with my husband about the value of The Nutcracker, the ballet. Sam considers this holiday standard an insufferable time-waster having nothing to do with the real Christmas, a quaint costume drama that devolves into an interminable and inexplicable glorification of candy and tulle. But, I plead, don’t you see?
I Was Not Expecting Sam’s Proposal
I, Mary K. Carter, was not expecting a proposal. Sure, I liked him, but there were so many red flags. We met at a Sixties costume dance. Sam, who was a street musician, did not need to wear a costume, because he already looked the part. I was an artist, recently converted to Christianity. I craved stability, which Sam did …
How to Tell a Guy, “Go Jump in a Lake!”
One reader asks, in response to the Jump-In-The-Lake post, “How can I say “no” to a man asking me out in a way that does not crush, but rather encourages, his masculinity?” I could think of no better person to answer this than one of the world’s leading experts in encouraging masculinity: Mary K. Andreades. So I asked her …