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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Fullness in Christ Fellowship

http://www.ficfellowship.org/index-s.html

This is the website for FiCF (Fullness in Christ Fellowship).   As stated on the website, the purpose of FiCF is to minister to women so that the image of God can be restored in them, and that they may live out the abundant life as promised by Christ.

Please check out the website and if you can, please also contribute to it via writing, prayer and financial support. 

I am a proud member of FiCF and hope you can join us someday. Both men and women are welcomed to join.  After all, God created both in His image and likeness.  When either one is oppressed, put down, discarded, and shamed, the other suffers also.   

Friday, September 23, 2011

Beauty Distored


Another video done by Dove.  What a Photo Shop can do!!  Or should I say: what a Photo Shop can NOT do??!!

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Beauty Onslaughter


A video done by Dove.  Please share this with your daughter(s) and take the opportunity to talk about self-image (the image created by God in His own image and likeness) and the distortion that is so prevalent in our culture. 

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

"Mozart's Sister": Look at a Sibling Reduced to a Footnote

The title of the movie review in San Diego Union Tribune (9/9/2011) shouted:

Mozart’s Sister
looks at a sibling reduced to a footnote

That sister, Maria Anna Walburga Ignatia Mozart (known as Nannerl), born 1751, was said to possess a rare talent.  Mozart’s father (Leopold) was so dazzled by his son that he hardly has eyes or ears for Nannerl.  Her role has been decided.  An accomplished harpsichordist and singer, she served as her brother’s accompanist.  After a long tour (when Wolfgang was 7), Leopold forced her to stay home, where she took up her new role as wife, mother and footnote to a genius.

The review asked: is Nannerl a genius? a martyr? a feminist cause?  a disappointed daughter?  a resigned woman? or all of the above?