Category feminism
The Feminist Mistake: A Poem
Friedan called it, the problem that has no name,and without considering, we threw ourselvesinto a world of producing.Not life, not homejust little letters that followed our names,and more zeros in our accounts. The sacred art of homethe dignity of cultivating lifethe great mystery of being a wifeWe thought inferior to men’s work. A dollar sign […]
Unsex Me!: How Lady Macbeth is a Forerunner to Abortion Rights
Fair is foul and foul is fairHover through the fog and air.-The Witches Macbeth, Act I, Scene I What is this world where we live where the taking of a life is freedom, a woman’s design is a burden, and the very life we carry a curse? Today, abortion is not just defended, but celebrated. By […]
Hope Not in Women [Or Men]
Every December the same image circulates my social media feeds. It is a picture of a very pregnant Mary comforting Eve. Eve has a serpent entangling her leg, Mary’s foot is crushing its head. It’s a sweet, sisterly image at first glance, but it’s actually quite bothersome when we think through what it is imagining. […]
We Need Self-Death, Not Self-Care
Without love, you die. With love, you also die. Not all deaths are equal.Jonathan Safran Foer Not all deaths are equal. Most people want to have their lives marked by love. We want to die with love, not without it. But how? How do we love when we are depleted and sorrowful…empty? The most popular […]
A Woman’s Singular Ambition
“We are called to be women. The fact that I am a woman does not make me a different kind of Christian. But the fact that I am a Christian does make me a different kind of woman.”Elisabeth Elliot I spent this women’s history month highlighting thirteen women, fellow sisters in Christ, who lived lives […]
Oceans Never Fill 