You Know It’s Getting Bad When…
The tragic crime of a distressed American woman, Lindsay Clancy, recently filled the newsfeed of millions, flooding our algorithms with a jury’s attempt to to find a wise judgment. On September 4th, her court case ended in a mistrial, because the jurors could not unanimously agree—should Clancy be called to account for the premeditated murder of her three young children, or was she too deeply affected by postpartum psychosis that she should not be held fully responsible? It seemed that no one could concur on that, but I think almost everyone would agree—you know it’s getting bad when the mothers stop mothering.
Social Pressure, Body Image, and Looks Maxing: A Christian Perspective
The idea of shaping external appearance is not a new one and not even an inherently bad one. It is completely appropriate and natural. Scripture affirms this physical care for the body:
“After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church—“ (Ephesians 5:29)
As followers of Christ, the question I think we need to be asking is, “to what extent is our care about physical appearance appropriate and ordered?” By nature, humans have a tendency to take something that can be good and elevate to a place of obsession—even to a place of idolatry.
Does God Want Women to Be Weak?
It’s strange to me now that a younger Bonnie used to get ruffled by this New Testament passage that directs husbands to act like gentlemen. “Live with your wives in an understanding way,” said wise ‘ol Peter, “as with a weaker vessel.”
A weaker vessel. Why did he have to say it like that? And why did it get tucked in as part of the inspired Word of God? Are women actually weaker? And if so, does God want women to be weak and passive?
How Hallmark Movies Reveal What Women Really Long For
Millions of women tune into Hallmark every year—and it’s not because of weak plots or predictable endings. It’s because these stories quietly affirm something deeper about a woman’s design that modern culture keeps denying.