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April 2013

April 21, 2013

Purity Culture and Staying in Abusive Relationships

There is one part of the purity doctrines that I don't think has been talked...

April 03, 2013

Dominance and Submission or a Cooperative Partnership?

Supporters of patriarchal gender roles and hierarchical marriage relationships often argue that feminists want to...

March 2013

March 07, 2013

Homeschooling under the Influence

After I wrote my posts on academics and socialization, I realized that there is another...

February 2013

February 25, 2013

The Problem with Punishing Children

"What bothers me so much about punishing children is that it is a conscious effort...

February 16, 2013

Guest Post: I Hugged Dating Hello, Part V: Developing Intellectual Intimacy

A guest post by Molly. Honestly, Josh, you tried hard to make feminine submission sound...

February 12, 2013

Guest Post: I Hugged Dating Hello, Part IV: Casting Out Fear at the Intersection of Emotional and Sexual Intimacy

A guest post by Molly. We talked before about how Christian purity culture fails to...

February 09, 2013

Guest Post: I Hugged Dating Hello, Part III: Developing Emotional Intimacy

A guest post by Molly. I’ve come to believe that purity culture views emotional intimacy...

February 06, 2013

Guest Post: I Hugged Dating Hello, Part II: Developing Spiritual Intimacy

A guest post by Molly. While God may “reveal the right person under the right...

February 06, 2013

Guest Post: I Hugged Dating Hello, Part I: Developing Relational Intimacies

A guest post by Molly. Unfortunately, I Kissed Dating Goodbye seemed more focused on teaching...

January 2013

January 08, 2013

On God and Relationships with Others

How does our theology affect how we view people around us and the relationships we...

December 2012

December 18, 2012

“Jessica says she won’t be my friend anymore”

Jessica has been Sally's best friend for a year now, but one evening recently as...

September 2012

September 26, 2012

Raised Quiverfull: Chryssie’s Story

"I don’t remember when my parents first came in contact with Bill Gothard, Michael/Debi Pearl...

September 10, 2012

Raised Evangelical: Angie’s Story

"I am Angie, a 24-year-old recent college graduate who is married. When I was around...

August 2012

August 22, 2012

Raised Quiverfull: Kiery’s Story

"My parents sort of came to Quiverfull beliefs on their own. When I was about...

July 2012

July 23, 2012

Raised Quiverfull: Anne’s Story

"I think my parents were first influenced by the Christian Patriarchy and Quiverfull movements back...

July 18, 2012

Raised Quiverfull: Skarlet’s Story

"My parents were both christians before they got married, but after five years of attending...

June 2012

June 29, 2012

Raised Quiverfull: Tricia’s Story

"At the first homeschool convention my parents attended, they heard one of the "big names"...

June 29, 2012

Raised Quiverfull: Sierra’s Story

"I was not born into fundamentalism. My mother was an ordinary evangelical and my extended...

June 29, 2012

Raised Quiverfull: Sarah’s Story

"My parents were already slipping into PF/QF teachings by the time I was born. They...

June 29, 2012

Raised Quiverfull: Melissa’s Story

"When I was 5 my parents decided to homeschool me. At around age 8 some...

June 29, 2012

Raised Quiverfull: Mattie’s Story

"My parents consider themselves to be first-generation Christians. They were heavily influenced by Mary Pride...

June 29, 2012

Raised Quiverfull: Lisa’s Story

"Both my parents grew up in moderate Christian families. They first got involved with the...

June 28, 2012

Raised Quiverfull: Libby Anne’s Story

"My parents were originally fairly ordinary evangelicals, but after they started homeschooling me (for practical,...

June 28, 2012

Raised Quiverfull: Latebloomer’s Story

"My parents have always been fairly traditional and conservative, but their participation in the local...

June 28, 2012

Raised Quiverfull: Joe’s Story

"When I was seven, my parents divorced. This was 1987, the sort of peak to...

June 28, 2012

Raised Quiverfull: Suggestions for Helping Others

What suggestions do you have for those who might to help friends or relatives who...

June 27, 2012

Moments of silence

Have you ever experienced a "moment of silence"? You know, that awkward moment right after...

June 27, 2012

Raised Quiverfull: What Helps You Today?

What helps you the most today? Joe: Coming soon. Latebloomer: I sometimes get discouraged about...

June 19, 2012

Raised Quiverfull: Culture Shock

Since most of the world doesn’t understand Quiverfull/Christian Patriarchy culture, do you feel this creates...

June 18, 2012

A Broken Father’s Day

Yesterday was Father's Day. I didn't call my dad. Part of me says I should...