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Women
I Wish I Were a Bear
If you’re a bear, you get to hibernate. You do nothing but sleep for six months. I could get used to that. And another thing: before you hibernate, You’re supposed to eat yourself stupid. That wouldn’t bother me either. If you’re a mama bear, everyone knows you mean business; You swat anyone who bothers you or your cubs. If your cubs get out of line, you swat them, too. Your husband expects you to growl when you wake up. He expects you to have hairy legs and excess body fat. He likes it! I wish I were a bear.
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A Talent Is a Terrible Thing To Waste
As a pastor, a husband and a father, I have a dread of burying someone else’s talents, particularly those bestowed on women. Accordingly, I have tried to scrutinize my views, the place of tradition, the thrust of theology and the force of my prejudices. Repeatedly, I have come back to this fact: If the Lord has given gifts, I had better be careful about denying freedom for their exercise. More than that, I need to ensure that the women in my life have every encouragement from me to be what He called and gifted them to be. A major part of my life must be spent as a man caring for, nurturing, encouraging and developing gifted women because they aren’t the only ones who will give account for their stewardship. As a man in a male-oriented church, I may one day be asked about their gifts, too. I would like to be able to say I did considerably more than burying. A talent is a terrible thing to waste.
Stuart Briscoe
Resources
- Integrity of Heart, Skillfulness of Hands, Charles H. Dyer & Roy B. Zuck, editors, (Baker Books; Grand Rapids, MI, 1994), pp. 34ff
- What about women preachers? Tony Campolo, 20 Hot Potatoes Christians Are Afraid To Touch, (Word Publ., Dallas; 1988), Chapter 3, pp. 33ff
- Bibliotheca Sacra, 136:541:40 (House), 140:557:55 (Gangel)
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Major Needs
Five Major Needs of Women
1. Affection,
2. Conversation,
3. Honesty and openness,
4. Financial support,
5. Family commitment.
Five Major Needs of Men
1. Sexual fulfillment,
2. Recreational companionship,
3. An attractive spouse,
4. Domestic support,
5. Admiration.
His Needs, Her Needs, quoted in C. Swindoll, The Grace Awakening, Word, 1990, p. 256
Less Energy For Women to Talk
Because a woman’s vocal cords are shorter than a man’s she can actually speak with less effort than he can. Shorter vocal cords not only cause a woman’s voice to be more highly pitched, but also require less air to become agitated, making it possible for her to talk more with less energy expended.
Sparks, quoted in Homemade, Dec., 1984.
Asked To Describe Life With His Wife
John Cheever was asked if he would describe life with his wife, Mary. “She has displayed an extraordinary amount of patience,” he answered. He paused, then continued,” Women are an inspiration. It’s because of them we put on clean shirts and wash our necks. Because of women, we want to excel. Because of a woman, Christopher Columbus discovered America.” “Queen Isabella,” Mary Cheever murmured. “I was thinking of Mrs. Columbus,” He said, deadpan.
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Quote
- Some of us are becoming the men we wanted to marry. - Gloria Steinem in Ms.
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Becoming Depressed
Today’s young women are more likely to become depressed than their mothers were and at a younger age. Reasons: increased economic pressure to contribute to family income...changing role in society...inability to meet their own expectations...a sense of having lost control.
Dr. Gerald Klerwan, in Homemade, Dec. 1986
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