This is my latest collection of thought-provoking online reads:
Is the God of the Bible a Genocidal Maniac? HT to Challies. No, but some have made that accusation. Here is a thoughtful response.
When Joy Feels Far Away, HT to True Woman. “What do you do when you have tried everything, but joy still feels far away?”
How to Study the Bible. I have not had a chance to watch these videos yet, and I normally wouldn’t post something I haven’t checked out for myself first. But Jen Wilkin’s Women of the Word is one of my favorite books. An updated version has just been released, and Jen published a series of videos showing how to use the Bible study method she writes about.
A Stack of Bibles. “The power of the Reformation was the power of the Word of God in the hands of normal people.”
How to Hope in God When a Door Closes.
My Love Cannot Save You, HT to Challies. As deep and wide and strong as a mother’s love is, we’re still limited in how much we can protect our children. “I can’t prevent her pain or her tears, but I know the One who wraps his arms around her and catches every tear in a bottle, present and attentive to each one.”
How TO (and how NOT to) Raise a Monstrous Son, HT to Lou Ann. “For his own good, and for the good of all the women he will encounter in life, he needs you to stand up to him when he crosses the line, especially in regard to using his physical strength to harm others.”
Four Things the Princess Culture Gets Wrong, HT to True Woman. “Rather than jumping on the bandwagon of the mommy wars—to princess or not to princess—I’ve opted to reframe the concept according to biblical truth.”
Why NO ONE Should Object to Clean Teen Fiction. Believe it or not, some do! These are good reasons they shouldn’t.
I don’t follow many comics online, but xkcd is one. Here are a couple of recent entries:
Happy Saturday!
Stray Thoughts 
The objections to “clean teen” are simultaneously strange and familiar to me. In the past year, I’ve been a part of our library’s reading challenge Facebook group that quite a few of our library staff are active on – and they’ll frequently post things about how they’re not there to judge you if you want to read 50 shades or explore tarot or whatever. But… they’ll give me the side eye when I walk through the library with my four children and check out yet another book on pregnancy. Unfortunately, many are unaware that they’re attempted “acceptance of all lifestyles” is leaving out one important lifestyle – that of “traditional” religious families who value children, even having lots of them.
thank you Barbara. 🙂 for these links.