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Monday 22nd May, 2023 If you’re a Christian and you’re following the example of Jesus then yes, yes you do. Moreover you should want to. Submission is a dirty word in our culture, misused by abusers, sexualised by the porn industry and generally misunderstood. But Jesus submitted and God wants us to do so too, …
Tuesday 16th May, 2023 I say I’m going to stay away from controversial topics like abortion but then I hear a show like the show I heard on Premier Christian Radio this morning that really gets my hackles up, and besides, I don’t think we really can talk about domestic abuse without talking about abortion. …
7th July, 2021 About five or six years ago I made a decision to be a promiscuous Christian. I don’t regret it for a minute. And I don’t think God has a problem with it either. I reached my decision a few years after I’d got divorced and I realised that the bible doesn’t actually …
Monday 20th March, 2023 I designed my future house when I was about seven years old. I say house, mansion is a more appropriate word; I planned to be rich. Naturally my house had two study rooms, one for me and one for my husband, and enough bedrooms for each of the five children to …
4th March 2021 Here’s to the angry woman.The Bitch From Hell.The Sweet but a Psycho, Bunny Boiling, Hysterical, Out of control, Madwoman.Here’s to her “time of the month” “code red” “shark week” “must be a full moon” “oh fucking hell” “mad cow disease” ‘PMT” week. The Moody Bitch. Here’s to being a moody, abrasive, up …
Thursday 9th March Earlier this week the amendments to the public order bill that sought to allow pro-life vigils and prayers outside abortion clinics were rejected. Buffer zones will now mean that pro-life activities cannot take place in the vicinity of abortion clinics. Many pro-life campaigners are feeling despair at this news. But fear not, …
Wednesday 8th March, 2023 I grew up in the small northern mill town of Radcliffe and went to school in the neighbouring town; Bury. These places are the proud homes of Danny Boyle, Elbow and Sir Robert Peel. Whilst I had little to no interest in local history I couldn’t help but know about Robert …
2nd March 2021 I have a bit of a confession to make.There’s this thing I do around men.I know I do it, I try not to, but it’s just become ingrained.I play dumb.I mean, I can be a bit ditzy from time to time, but I know I play it up around men, I act …
Monday 6th March, 2023 If there’s anyone who has the right to insist on their own way it’s God.God- goodness personified, the creator of all that ever was.God, as described in the Old Testament as awesomely terrifying in their magnificence, the only one who can wield ultimate power and authority. God who created this amazing …
18th February, 2021 If you’ve experienced abuse you know that it’s not limited to violence or to single incidents but follows a pattern of coercion and control. When I was with my abuser, I experienced abuse under all the following headings. When I worked with other women who had been abused these categories were familiar …