Thank you Kimberly for sharing your heart on this topic. You and Joel have been such an example to me of this true heroism. God bless.

In Christ,
sarah r.
sarah r. | 02.21.06 - 1:20 pm | #

Perhaps it was not clear that my main concern is the demeaning way that it was written, which was addressed by this caveat later: "We realize that the sarcasm and satire has overshadowed our disclaimers, and indeed, the foundational purpose and message of the post."

While I appreciate your response, my concern still lies in the tone of the entry - most noteably this statement: "I find it hard to respect intelligent, humanitarian-minded women who resort to prancing around on stage in bikinis to gain recognition."

I found the article in contention to be unnecessarily harsh and belittling.
Sarah Cool | Homepage | 02.21.06 - 1:36 pm | #

Thanks!
Natalie | Homepage | 02.21.06 - 1:36 pm | #

Thank you, Kimmy! You said beautifully what I so desperately felt, but couldn’t put in words!
Lorianne | 02.21.06 - 3:26 pm | #

Thank you, Kimmy, I love you.
anonymous | 02.21.06 - 4:57 pm | #

I am a new reader to your blog and I am encouraged by what I see! I agree with what you, Brett and Kimberly, are saying about this topic. I didn't find the article too judgmental or condemning either.

The question is, where is our focus? Are we depending on Christ to fill the void in our lives? Or, are we filling it with temporal things of this world?

Praise the Lord for the work you guys are doing!
Sam | Homepage | 02.21.06 - 7:09 pm | #

I agree wholeheartedly with Brett's post and with Kimberly's comments. I also find it hard to respect women who prance around in their underwear and try to value their "minds" when all that seems to be visible are their bodies (which, is a temptation for most men, even Christian men.) Sarcasm is a powerful tool in the hands of skilled users. Even Elijah used sarcasm when goading on the heathen to their "absentee" god.
Kathleen Felmey | Homepage | 02.21.06 - 8:33 pm | #

Fantastic post!

This is definitely one of your best.

Keep it up guys!

~ In Christ, John.
John Moore | Homepage | 02.21.06 - 10:48 pm | #

I came across this website on my younger sister's site and have been reading it with much pleasure!


That was really good!! Thank you for posting it.


I've been reading Richard Maybury's "What Would Thomas Jefferson Think About This?" In Issues 15 and 16 he points out that the Statistic Viewpoint of the American Revolution is that it was all for personal gain, and yes it was, but they made sacrifices and did it for the good of their country and family. He, Maybury, tells us that Sacrifice has lost its meaning in this world and we need to watch out for who are going to listen to and who look up to.
I think this viewpoint should help us understand that we need to really look at who and what we are admiring before we say, "Oh, I'm definitely going to do what he says!"
Oh, dear you’re probably wondering why in the world did I say all that? It has nothing to do with what this post is about. And you would probably be quite right. I'm so bad at putting what I want to say into words that I often lose track of what I was saying.
Well, I started this comment because I thougt what I was thinking had something in common with what you said; I hope it still does.
Sorry if it is confusing. :(
JennyAnyDots | Homepage | 02.22.06 - 7:02 am | #

Oh! What a funny little face that is! I didn't know it would do that; I didn't mean to make an angry face, I ment to make a sorry face.
JennyAnyDots | Homepage | 02.22.06 - 7:04 am | #

Dear JennyAnyDots: Your comment did have to do with our post! It is sacrifice (laying down your "life" for others) that makes a true hero, and the recovery of its meaning is the first step towards honoring the individuals who practice it. Thank you for sharing!
Alex Jordan Harris | Homepage | 02.22.06 - 7:51 am | #

this whole thing is very interesting, because i like ballroom dancing and have been watching the "reality show" on this. One of the contestants is very talented and i was really enjoying her dancing--until i looked her up online and found she was involved in women's wrestling (which is not really wrestling, it's showing off their bodies). and i was disgusted. for her to waste her mind and talent to just become a soft-porn star is sick. it's trivial, and it's a waste. i hope i can still be charitable to her by God's grace, but her day job really disgusted me.
thanks for bringing this back up again, y'all! keep up the good work.
jacqui | Homepage | 02.22.06 - 10:41 am | #

Thank you Brett and Kimberly for your excellent posts. It's so easy for us to get caught up in the frenzy and excitement of momentary "trivial" things, and I think that part of the problem for Christians is that we fail to look at these things in the light of their eternal value.
Shelbi | Homepage | 02.24.06 - 8:57 am | #