Christ in the Chaos

I have a book review of Christ in the Chaos over at the Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood's website today. Check it out: Christian mom. These two words sound delightful until you are actually faced with the challenge to live out the implications of your faith as a mother. Kimm Crandall describes the burden that we put on ourselves and other mothers as a whopping, imaginary manual of the do’s and don’ts of motherhood:

Sadly, I know I’m not the only mother who has felt the oppressive weight of Christian duty as it is so often and so falsely portrayed. Read your Bible, pray, dress this way, speak that way, and all your dreams will come true. God will be happy and so will you. Your kids will be a blessing and never rebel. You will never trip on your walk with God…unless, of course, you neglect your daily quiet times (16).

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