Recently, during a women’s night of fellowship, a single friend of mine brought up an interesting confession. We were there to dive into Christine Caine’s home study DVD series “Unashamed” and during our sharing time, my sweet friend confessed something I found to be a little shocking but not so surprising. She told our little […]
Category: Waking Eve
Revealing the “Painted Devil”: Why the movie “The Beguiled” is more than mere entertainment
The Lady of the Kingdoms brags, “No one sees me” (Isaiah 47:10) Sofia Coppola’s 2017 film The Beguiled is exposing some pretty high-profile names in Hollywood, though I doubt they are the kinds of names you are familiar with. Set in the backdrop of the American Civil War in 1863, Thomas Cullinan’s novel The Beguiled […]
You may be free, but are you Standing Free?
July marks not only the beginning of summer but also the midpoint of the year. It’s the month for reflecting on what has been and what is yet to come, and perhaps even being a little grateful for all that never was nor ever will be. I’ve found throughout my journey that the greatest acknowledgement […]
Sacred Beauty, Truth and Love: Wonder Woman a call to Chastity?
The overwhelming reception of the female-helmed and directed Wonder Woman movie has audiences entertained by the clash of Amazon warriors, with their call to virtue and sacred duty, and the prolific annihilation tactics of the evil Nazi empire on the big screen, but is there more behind this cinematic wonder than meets the eye? Aside […]
The Sound of Heaven: Lost in Translation
There is so much debate among Christians, and even non-Christians, over the meaning of words. In fact, whole sects of division have come from disagreement over translating the word. For a secular example of this, one just has to look at our judicial system. Clearly mankind has concern over the interpretation of words. Sadly, what […]