http://sheworships.com Theology for Women Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:17:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Several weeks ago I wrote a blog entitled "What God Thinks About Your Sex Life." Since that post, I've had some follow-up thoughts that I have decided to add here. I don't know if you've ever thought about this, but God designed sex in kind of a weird way. Depending on ... http://sheworships.com/2009/01/03/sex-and-marriage/ In an attempt to get as much done before my students come back from Christmas break, I have spent the last week in all-out wedding planning mode. I've talked to photographers, looked at countless flower arrangements and been to too many bridal shops to count. In particular, I've been using the ... http://sheworships.com/2008/12/30/and-the-bride-wore-white/ I recently received an e-mail from a young woman who loves her career but is getting married soon and wonders how her job will fit with her family. If she's going to have kids one day and stay at home with them, then why bother building a career now? Is ... http://sheworships.com/2008/12/28/why-bother-with-a-career/ Forty years ago today, the Apollo 8 crew embarked on its landmark voyage to escape the earth's gravitational field. It had never been done before, and the Americans were in a race against the Russians to do it first.  Today, on Christmas Eve, I have posted the broadcast of these three ... http://sheworships.com/2008/12/24/a-historic-christmas-eve/ I don't care what you say, my family has THE coolest Christmas tradition ever. It all began years ago when my brother and I came downstairs to find a ransom note hanging on the mantle in place of our stockings. Upon reading the note we learned that the Grinch had come ... http://sheworships.com/2008/12/23/the-people-in-darkness-have-seen-a-great-light/ Last week I wrote about the Newsweek opinion piece on gay marriage, and since that time Al Mohler, President of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY, responded to the article on NPR. The interview with Mohler was conducted in a dialogue format between Mohler and Lisa Miller, the author ... http://sheworships.com/2008/12/19/al-mohler-responds-to-newsweek/ Every Christmas season Hollywood finds a new way to butcher the meaning of Christmas, and this year is no exception. My most current commercial nemesis is brought to us this year by the people at Macy's. You may have seen it already, but for those of you who haven't, it ... http://sheworships.com/2008/12/18/santa-got-neutered/ For those of you who have been reading my blog for awhile, you know that I rarely say anything about my current dating life. I have frequently written about my experiences and mistakes in the past, but I've tried to avoid discussing my present personal relationships for the sake of ... http://sheworships.com/2008/12/15/big-news/ My pastor and I have an on-going debate about whether or not the media is lopsidedly liberal. I am convinced that he's overly paranoid, and he's convinced that I'm hopelessly naive. This debate will probably never end. However, I had to concede a point to him this week when I ... http://sheworships.com/2008/12/11/the-religious-case-for-gay-marriage/ Odds are that many of you who are reading this blog right now have either had premarital sex, are having premarital sex, or are thinking about having premarital sex. Just look at the statistics: A 2002 government survey reported that 94% of American women and 96% of American men engage in premarital ... http://sheworships.com/2008/12/10/what-god-thinks-about-your-sex-life/