Comments on: A Prince for Every Princess? http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2011/05/a-prince-for-every-princess/ A First Things Blog Tue, 06 Nov 2012 13:35:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Rachael Starke http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2011/05/a-prince-for-every-princess/#comment-18382 Rachael Starke Wed, 18 May 2011 14:45:01 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/?p=11012#comment-18382 Thank you so much for this interview! This is an issue that I wrestle with a lot, having married at an older than hoped for age, as did my husband. I wrestled enormously with the transition from career woman to mother because the picture that the church had painted was nothing like what I experienced. A lot of that cognitive dissonance came from a poor definition of "calling", just as you lay out. The "calling" of marriage and parenthood is seen as enormously glorious and full of joy everlasting. In reality, it's more like endless cycles of war and death (war against my flesh, death to my old sinful nature). That's indeed a glorious thing - just, ahem, doesn't feel like it. I wish the church would help women be more unified in that understanding - we could be of help to eachother so much more. Also, you touched on the issue of this generation not being able to expect marriage at an early age as the norm, and I've felt that too. I'm reluctant to make preparation for marriage and mothering the focal point of my parenting. I'm convinced the most important thing I can teach my daughters is all of God's Word. That will prepare them well for whatever season they're in. But when I quietly propose that, in my Reformed circles, I get a lot of raised eyebrows and skeptical glances. Thank you so much for this interview! This is an issue that I wrestle with a lot, having married at an older than hoped for age, as did my husband. I wrestled enormously with the transition from career woman to mother because the picture that the church had painted was nothing like what I experienced. A lot of that cognitive dissonance came from a poor definition of “calling”, just as you lay out. The “calling” of marriage and parenthood is seen as enormously glorious and full of joy everlasting. In reality, it’s more like endless cycles of war and death (war against my flesh, death to my old sinful nature). That’s indeed a glorious thing – just, ahem, doesn’t feel like it. I wish the church would help women be more unified in that understanding – we could be of help to eachother so much more.

Also, you touched on the issue of this generation not being able to expect marriage at an early age as the norm, and I’ve felt that too. I’m reluctant to make preparation for marriage and mothering the focal point of my parenting. I’m convinced the most important thing I can teach my daughters is all of God’s Word. That will prepare them well for whatever season they’re in. But when I quietly propose that, in my Reformed circles, I get a lot of raised eyebrows and skeptical glances.

]]> By: Truth Unites... and Divides http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2011/05/a-prince-for-every-princess/#comment-18377 Truth Unites... and Divides Tue, 17 May 2011 22:36:44 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/?p=11012#comment-18377 <i>"Jennifer, with what thoughts does a single woman watch the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate?"</i> With the way things are going in the West, and particularly England, what if there was a royal wedding between a gay prince and his boyfriend? Or a royal wedding between a lesbian princess and her girlfriend? With what thoughts will 21st century people have about that? “Jennifer, with what thoughts does a single woman watch the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate?”

With the way things are going in the West, and particularly England, what if there was a royal wedding between a gay prince and his boyfriend?

Or a royal wedding between a lesbian princess and her girlfriend?

With what thoughts will 21st century people have about that?

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