One of Those Days
She never had been much for doughnuts. Sophie much preferred any kind of delectable chocolate confection to the light-as-air, glazed creations. Still, it irked her to come downstairs that morning and find that the last doughnut had disappeared from the package. Sophie muttered to herself something about how her husband must have had quite the midnight snack.

Still grumbling, Sophie rummaged through the cupboard. Snagging a granola bar, she gave a little yelp when she glanced at the clock. In ten minutes, she had consumed the bar, brushed her teeth and her hair, and donned her shoes. Continue

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Quivering Daughters—Hope and Healing for the Daughters of Patriarchy
From the Book Cover: Homeschooling. Large families. Biblical womanhood. Quiverfull. The Christian patriarchy movement promises parents a legacy of godly children—if they adhere to specific Biblical principles. But what happens when families who abandon "the world" for "the Biblical home" leave hearts behind, too?

For many wives and daughters, the Christian home is not always a safe place. Scripture is used to manipulate. God is used as a weapon. And through spiritual and emotional abuse, women who become "the least of these" within Biblical patriarchy experience deep wounds that only God can heal. But if living "God's way" caused this pain, why should they trust Him to heal it? Continue

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