Biblical Divorce: What Does the Bible Really Say About Marriage and Divorce?

January 13, 2009

(www.sass-pants.com) — A tweet from Divapalooza led me to an article about the concept of biblical grounds for divorce. Author Shane Vader Hart does a beautiful job of explicating some key scriptures surrounding this issue, but I think there’s more to the issue.
As Hart points out, God hates divorce. When a man and woman marry, [...]

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All About Christmas Traditions

December 24, 2008

(www.sass-pants.com) — Mental Floss posted a handy, albeit not brilliantly written, article that discusses the origins of popular Christmas traditions, including the date, the American obsession with the holiday, Christmas trees, Santa Claus, and Rudolph. You can read what they found here.
Me, I’ve done some research on these very topics myself, which led me to [...]

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No, Not Even Thanksgiving

December 3, 2008

(www.sass-pants.com) — On Thursday morning, my mom sent me a text message:
Why can’t you celebrate thanksgiving if when the Bible was written it hadn’t happened yet and we’re giving thanks to God?
It’s a logical question since I stopped celebrating holidays mainly for religious reasons. God = religion, right? Except, there’s more to it than that.
Widely [...]

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If Jesus Is Your Prozac, Depression Is the Least of Your Problems

November 26, 2008

(www.sass-pants.com) — How’s this for offensive? “Jesus Is My Prozac”
I was test driving my husband’s new truck when I saw that absurd statement on a sign in front of a church in Fredericksburg, VA, and I nearly ran off the road I was so aghast that anyone could possibly be so ignorant as to suggest [...]

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