As I type this post, I have another browser window open to track the path of Hurricane Florence due to make landfall in my area sometime later this week. Though I now live a few hours inland, I grew up in a coastal town, so I know how unpredictable storms like these can be. It’s entirely possible that we will get a bit of rain and wind and nothing Read More
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The Trouble with Boaz
I’ve always been troubled by the story of Boaz found in the Book of Ruth. While there are plenty of biblical narratives that horrify me–Hagar, Tamar, and other “texts of terror” as Phyllis Trible called them–the story of Boaz is uniquely problematic in how it has been interpreted and applied by some Christian traditions, particularly among Read More
Power, Abuse, and the Duggars: Part Three
I didn't set out with the intention of writing a third blog post about the Duggars (see posts one and two), but after the most recent news about Josh's accounts on Ashley Madison, a website for--let's just call it what it is--adultery, I feel compelled to. Just like I have no interest in shaming Bristol Palin for her second pregnancy, I needn't Read More
Power, Abuse, and the Duggars: Part One
For part two of Power, Abuse, and the Duggars, read here. "None of them were aware of Josh's wrong doings.” "They didn't probably even understand that it was an improper touch." "They didn't even know he'd done it." If you caught Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar's interview with Megyn Kelly last night, you probably recall their repeated insistence Read More