Should I decline to co-lead a Bible study if there are men in the group? Should I cover my head (and if so, would an old towel do)? Should I keep silent during the public question time in church at the end of the Bible talk? To whom am I to submit, since I don’t have a husband—to all men? In everything? (more…)
Author Archives: Emma Thornett
Beyond abortion
Couldn't Help Noticing
Where are the children?
Couldn't Help Noticing
13 years of waiting
Couldn't Help Noticing
It’s the atmosphere that counts
Couldn't Help Noticing
Protecting the unborn
Couldn't Help Noticing
Single-minded marriage
I’m not supposed to feel like this
Couldn't Help Noticing
No regrets?
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Eagerly waiting
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High-tech baby images cause moral confusion
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Other incarnations
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The Travel Bug
Interchange, Life
Emma Thornett’s short piece on the pleasures and pitfalls of travel generated much discussion about how, whether and why Christians travel. Read responses from
The trouble with travel
Life
I’ve just spent a few weeks travelling and I’ve made a discovery: travelling and church-going don’t mix well. I found that it involved about 45,000 times more effort on my part to go to any church … let alone a church with good teaching! It wasn’t just a problem with my own motivation, either, or the distractions around me. I stayed with people who don’t go to church. I found it physically difficult to get around in some cities. There were obstacles at every turn.