By Courtney Reissig Praying for our husbands is an often talked about spiritual discipline. But how many times do we commit to praying for them in earnest, only to be met with the disappointment days, weeks, and months later when we fall short of our goal to lift our husbands up in prayer? Our desire...

By   By Melissa McDonald In the middle of the Bible there is a poem describing an excellent wife, the Proverbs 31 woman. It’s a bit curious. Her children are mentioned only in passing and half of the poem discusses her work spinning wool and flax into yarn and selling textiles for a large profit....

  By Courtney Reissig Like many new brides I entered marriage with rose colored glasses. Prior to getting married I had immersed myself in all things biblical womanhood. I was well-versed in the debates, I knew the biblical passages about marriage, and I thought I had the whole submission thing down. In fact, I couldn’t...

As you relax and enjoy this day of rest, consider these words about our work from John Piper. Regardless of where we work, whether it is in the home, in our church, or in the marketplace, all of our work should be done with God’s glory in mind. Let me sum up then this simple...

Sheryl Sandberg. Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead. New York: Knopf, 2013. 240 pp. $24.95. by Courtney Reissig A common argument of the feminist movement is that anything a man can do a woman can do equally, if not better. But more importantly, many within the movement have made this claim precisely...

By Courtney Reissig Editor’s Note: This begins a special series we are doing specifically for college-age women. We will be sharing a variety of posts about life in college designed to help Christian women navigate the often murky (and exciting) waters of college life. Stay tuned for more! ************************************************************* I grew up in a culture saturated...