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Kindred Spirit

While talking up our blog, Melissa of Little Cabbages was in tune with the spirit--the spirit of this blog, that is:

I have always longed to fellowship with a group of women who continued to function beyond the usual "church lady" schtick. A good friend and I have often toyed with the idea of starting a weekly reading club where we could read and discuss the great books through the filter of a Christian worldview. Sadly, we have been unable to conjure up a very few faces other than our own. Not because we are elitist snobs, but because of those "blank stares and quizzical looks." Does anyone think beyond what's for dinner? Are Christian mothers and wives content to goosestep their way through their faith spouting platitudes and reading the latest feelgood literature from the Christian bookstore window? Are we as a church passing on such benign and powerless apologetics to our children?

Tonight I'm going to make myself a hot chocolate and a bagel and read Intellectuelle from it's first post to it's last!

You go, girl!  I love that she shares her literal food for thought as well :)

Comments

That's so exciting for the blog to be used like that. Woohoo!

Posted by: Lexie at July 6, 2005 9:17 PM

Woohoo! This is deeply encouraging to me. I hope you comment after you finish reading, Melissa.

Not so long ago, I was a kid in youth group, and in my experience, no one was able to offer me any soundly reasoned and Biblically derived apologetics. It was all syrup and moralism.

Speaking of syrup, there is nothing better than mint syrup or crushed mints dissolved in hot chocolate. Drink an extra cup for me : )

Posted by: Hannah Im at July 6, 2005 11:21 PM

Wow! I don't know if I'm more surprised that someone actually read my blog or that I have found this one. The latter is certainly an answer to prayer.

Exploring the *why* of my faith and not just the *what* with other women has often been an unfulfilling and lonely journey. I'm weary of pseudo psychology, lame regurgitaion, and how-to books being masqueraded as Bible study. Wearying still is the lack of interest in classic Christian writers who are masters at conveying sound doctrine.

I'm soooooo looking forward to my computer time. My dance card got a little crowded this weekend with family birthdays and such, but tonight is my Intellectuelle night.

Thanks Hannah for the minty suggestion!

Posted by: Melissa at July 11, 2005 8:22 AM

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