Comments for Elizabeth Chapin ~ ChickChaotic

Comment on Gospel Coalition, Rachel Held Evans and the Missionary Position by Elizabeth Chapin

Elizabeth Chapin — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 17:20:57 +0000

Thanks for the bloggy linky goodness!

Comment on Gospel Coalition, Rachel Held Evans and the Missionary Position by Elizabeth Chapin

Elizabeth Chapin — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 17:20:27 +0000

Rebecca, great thoughts. Especially about asking men to listen compassionately. So hard. My husband and I try to use humor to help us get over some of the impasses of our mutual cluelessness about how the other perceives such things. The hidden scripts of patriarchy and privilege can stay hidden beneath the surface until unearthed by the power of the Holy Spirit. If I try to unearth those things in others, it often get’s messier than it needs to be. God’s love is pure and true and perfect – on that one thing we can depend.

Comment on Gospel Coalition, Rachel Held Evans and the Missionary Position by Elizabeth Chapin

Elizabeth Chapin — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 16:14:54 +0000

Reblogged this on Elizabeth Chapin ~ ChapinChick.

Comment on Gospel Coalition, Rachel Held Evans and the Missionary Position by Bloggy Linky Goodness – My 500th Post « The Upside Down World

Bloggy Linky Goodness – My 500th Post « The Upside Down World — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 04:51:28 +0000

[...] Gospel Coalition, Rachel Held Evans and The Missionary Position Those of you who hang out around the Christian blogosphere could hardly help but catch wind of a real doozy of a dust-up between the complimentarians and the egalitarians. Some idiot man decided to give his opinion of the 50 Shades of Grey phenomena* by saying that rape and BDSM are the expected outcome of not allowing for the natural order of things – men in charge, women submitting – to occur as they were meant to. No I’m not making that up or exaggerating. He really said that. His claim was that when this natural ordering was denied, frustrated people will seek to act out their desires through more deviant means. Rachel Held Evans offered a forceful rebuttal, an argument ensued, apologies had to be issued, particularly offensive posts were removed, Ms. Evans graciously accepted said apologies, so on and so forth. I personally avoided the whole thing since I don’t really have much sway or anything unique to add and I can have a hard time being nice in the middle of such conflicts. But, I did read Elizabeth Chapin’s wonderful response to the issue and think that if you go read it, you will know all you need to know about the whole deal. The take away: sex and power should not be colliding in God’s economy. [...]

Comment on Gospel Coalition, Rachel Held Evans and the Missionary Position by Rebecca Trotter

Rebecca Trotter — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 06:14:33 +0000

Great post. I wrote something ages ago asking why God allowed verses which could so easily be used to justify seeing women as less-than to be written. Part of my conclusion was:

“For women, they are a test of faith. Do we know God’s love enough to refuse to accept it when people shove verses in our faces which seem to clearly indicate disdain or hatred of women? Will we turn to Him and wait on His answers, trusting that His love for us is pure and true? If so we will be rewarded.

“For men, it is a challenge of character. Will you eagerly reach for something which seems to legitimize a corrupted heart’s desire to be above another? Will you listen compassionately when a woman shares the hurt these verses cause her or will you condemn her for not accepting ‘God’s ways’ and her place in creation? These sort of verses make the substance of a man’s heart known.”

God’s about love, not power. Exactly.

Comment on I Hired a Prostitute, but We Didn’t Have Sex by Elizabeth Chapin

Elizabeth Chapin — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 18:00:08 +0000

Jeff, thanks for posting the link. I am just beginning to get involved in this fight, so your recommendation is appreciated. I will check it out.

Comment on I Hired a Prostitute, but We Didn’t Have Sex by Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:53:44 +0000

I’m sure you have many contacts in this fight but a good friend of mine, Tony, runs Unearthed, a ministry that is exposing the root cause of all sex trade: sin and men’s hearts. check him out at http://www.unearthedpictures.org

Comment on Giving Up on Organized Religion? by Elizabeth Chapin

Elizabeth Chapin — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 02:13:37 +0000

Thanks for reblogging!

Comment on Giving Up on Organized Religion? by Elizabeth Chapin

Elizabeth Chapin — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 02:13:12 +0000

Thanks for reading, Bryan. What did you think of Love Is An Orientation?

Comment on Giving Up on Organized Religion? by Rey Lo

Rey Lo — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 06:30:42 +0000

Reblogged this on reylo: thoughts from the journey and commented: Good post about the current state. Take a moment to check it out...