If you’ve followed this blog for any length of time, Tim’s depthy, well-articulated insights are probably as familiar as my posts themselves. So when he forwarded me this article about a church that voted (recently!) to ban people in interracial marriages from membership, suggesting I might want to write something up about it, I had no […]
About Jenny Rae Armstrong
Hi there! I'm Jenny Rae Armstrong, an award-winning freelance writer, full-time ministry student, and mommy to four boisterous boys. I live on black coffee and lots of grace (oh, and my husband's incredible cooking)! I'm glad you stopped by--stay and chat a while!Author Archive | Jenny Rae Armstrong
Shove a Candy Cane in Your Mouth, and Shut It! Taming the Tongue, XMas Style
‘Tis the season for contentious status updates. Every year around this time, faithful followers of the Prince of Peace start picking fights with people who celebrate the “holidays,” and double-dog-daring the 3% of their Facebook followers who aren’t too chicken to do the same. I confess–the picture in this post was my temptation, a snarky […]
Crocheted Afghans and Other Coverings: The Women Who Shaped Me
In my last post, I talked about some of the godly men who have had a profound influence in my life. Now it’s the women’s turn. Yesterday, as I was studying, a cold draft came through the window, and I pulled an afghan my Great-Grandma Harmon had crocheted up over my legs. I was overwhelmed […]
A Few Good Men
Happy almost-Thanksgiving, everyone! I wasn’t planning on blogging tonight, but to be honest, I am overflowing with gratitude, and need to get it out. Here’s why: I write a lot about women’s issues, and tackle some tough topics regarding gender relations. My article about sexual harassment was posted on Red Letter Christians earlier today, and something […]
The Girl Who Cried Wolf, and Other Myths
You can’t go online lately without hearing about hearing about Herman Cain and the allegations of sexual harassment haunting his campaign. Those posts inevitably make me wince—not the articles themselves, but the comments crowded beneath them like protestors punching hand-scrawled signs in the air, screaming at the “other side.” Now, before you get all riled […]
Russell the Singing Sample Man: On Using Your Voice, Wherever You Are
Isn’t it amazing when you meet someone whose gift just flows out of them, bubbling up and pouring out like an artesian spring, wherever they are, whatever they’re doing? I had that experience yesterday. The first snowstorm of the year landlocked us on Saturday, meaning that our peaceful Sunday afternoon was transformed into a mad […]
Attention: No Anacondas Allowed!
It’s been a busy couple weeks, and I haven’t had much time to blog, so I figured I’d repost something I wrote a year and a half ago, just in case you could use a laugh. Yes, this is my life. Feb 21, 2010 The cupboard is getting bare, so we stopped by the Poplar […]
Missionary Kid-Palooza! New Resources for TCKs on the Way
Michele Phoenix knows a thing or two about missionary kids. Born in France to an American mother and Canadian father, she attended Black Forest Academy, a school for missionary kids in Germany, and eventually wound up teaching there for the better part of two decades. In her bio, she writes “All the struggles I had […]
Do Christian Novels Romanticize Abuse?
I’ve been tired lately. Mind-and-heart tired. So tired that yesterday, I decided the most productive thing I could do was give my brain needed a much-needed vacation. I wasn’t in the mood for a movie, so I grabbed my Nook Color and plunged face-first into what my mom would affectionately call a “ninny novel”–one of […]
Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault: Yes, It IS the Church’s Business
We’re having our first AVA (Advocates for Victims of Abuse) training event in the Lake Superior District today, and I’m reposting part of the domestic violence post I wrote a month ago, explaining why I got involved, and why I believe the church needs to join the fight against one of the most widespread and […]
Is Jesus the Anti-Santa? Kids, Ministry and Super-Sized Sacrifice
I know I wasn’t going to blog this week, but my blogging button got pushed, hard. First, I saw a video of an absolutely adorable little girl who is “donating” her birthday to raise money for the famine in the Horn of Africa. Right after that, I saw a post on Facebook discussing the best […]
Why I’m Not Here
Hi cyber-friends! (Doesn’t that sound a little bit like “Spider Friends?” I loved that show when I was little–but if you’re under 30, and have no idea what I’m talking about, just forget I said anything, okay?) I thought I should tell you (now that it’s halfway through the week) that my parents are in […]
The Name That Grace Bestows
This article is incredible. A district in central India held a renaming ceremony for girls who had been named Nakusa or Nakushi–Hindi for “unwanted.” In that district, there are currently only 883 girls for every 1,000 boys, due to gender-selective abortion, infanticide, and neglect. Obviously, life has not been a bed of roses for […]
Why I Am (Almost) a Pacifist: Liberia and the View From Under the Bed
Liberia has not been leaving me alone for the last month or so. I haven’t been there since 1988, since I was a confused, hurting 11-year-old with nut brown skin and white-blonde braids. But it has been chasing me down. I have a post up today at Red Letter Christians that explains my thoughts about […]
Occupy Your Wallet
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” First, a disclaimer: I haven’t really been following the whole Occupy Wall Street thing, any more than I followed the Tea Parties in 2010. SO not into it a bunch of people screaming about how everyone who disagrees with them is a […]
Author, speaker, and mommy of four, living on coffee and lots of grace. Pastor at Darrow Road Wesleyan Church. Student at North Park Theological Seminary. Passionate about justice, mercy, and the "one anothers."
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- 50 Shades of Broken: Why Do Women Fantasize About Abuse?
- John Piper, Women in Combat, and How Gender Roles Fall Short of the Glory of Humankind
- How Much Money Does it Take to Be A Good Christian Woman?
- Faking It: Why You Should Stop Treating Your Husband Like a Toddler, and ACTUALLY Respect Him.
- Asking for a Friday FAVOR! What Do You Think Belongs In a Book About Mutual Marriages?
- I am never sure what to say…
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When you’re having a sleepless night of the soul
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Who do you hate? And is it right for you to be angry?
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Wives, Submission, and Slavery, Oh My! A Sermon on the Household Codes
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When you’re not good enough, and it’s okay.
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Dr. kold_kadavr_flatliner, MD: Whoa. GeezLouise. Turn 'em off, girl; Turn-off ...
- Comparing the Anointing Stories - Marg Mowczko: […] For a detailed analysis of the anointing...
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dan ohlerking: great thoughts. working on a message for our team ...
- Mary, Martha and Lazarus of Bethany | Marg Mowczko: […] [9] Jenny Rae Armstrong has written a be...
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Teresa Castillo: I was so blessed to find this article. Only today ...
