tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218624.post923359542869035062..comments2024-03-28T12:07:11.546+00:00Comments on Finding life hard?: Hole in my shoe*Liz Hindshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218624.post-70854943943251417722011-11-02T23:07:27.610+00:002011-11-02T23:07:27.610+00:00As Katney says, it was a culture very different fr...As Katney says, it was a culture very different from today's and from the "western" world. What got me once was when a leader in the church stated that no woman would ever have a leading role in the church (i.e. deacon, pass the collection plate, be on the board, etc.) as long as he lived. Whew! He would have women only working in the kitchen and with children! How medieval is THAT?Leslie:https://www.blogger.com/profile/11964698251137788839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218624.post-55882392567124542452011-11-02T19:52:08.436+00:002011-11-02T19:52:08.436+00:00It is so cumbersome, katney, you're right.It is so cumbersome, katney, you're right.Liz Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218624.post-51166263309652661942011-11-02T17:45:34.517+00:002011-11-02T17:45:34.517+00:00Some of the gender non-specific language is just s...Some of the gender non-specific language is just so awkward. A generalized note home to parents for example: If your child forgets his or her book he or she will...<br /><br />We must remember that scripture was written in a time and place--and language--where circumstances were very different. Sometimes I think that we have to read two or three different translations to really understand.Katneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13399336885633739593noreply@blogger.com