Since spending our (secret) honeymoon in the middle of Vermont, we’ve loved finding weekends where we can visit again, especially in the fall. Peak season for autumn colors is usually early to mid October. I’d say we are still Vermont-amateurs, meaning there’s many places we’ve yet to visit, but we’ve certainly crossed off a few…
This post follows Traditional Gender Roles in the Handmaid’s Tale. The driving force behind the growth of Gilead’s fictional theocracy is surrogacy. In the Handmaid’s Tale, young, fertile handmaids are forced to bear children for other couples desperate for a family of “their own” to fulfill the command to “be fruitful and multiply.” Most handmaids…
(If you’re not familiar with The Handmaid’s Tale, either the TV series on Hulu or the 1984 novel by Margaret Atwood, here’s a five minute summary on YouTube. The TV series alters and adds a few details but remains true to the general themes and events of Atwood’s original book.) In both the book and…
The peak of my conservative, evangelical education included several weeks at a Christian apologetics summer camp while in high school and later as a freshman in college. Those weeks included hiking in Colorado, eating my weight in delicious frozen custard, and learning the conservative evangelical script for hot-button political issues. As the years went on…
There is always somewhere to be, someone to talk to, something to read or do, especially with the expansive grip the internet and smart phones have in many people’s lives. The amount of information we consume each day can be overwhelming. In the busyness of life it’s very easy to find ourselves in disorder. This…
In this series we’ve covered many topics within purity culture, but you may be left wondering what your role is in preventing sexual violence. This post contains several resources to empower you and your community to make informed advocacy decisions. Survivor Advocacy & Community Prevention The Importance of Pastoral Advocacy in Preventing Sexual Violence Members…