Just as Thou Wilt
That they may teach the young women ... Lord, speak to me, that I may speak In living echoes of Thy tone … The day is long. Often weary and worn, we would faint beneath the responsibilities placed in our field of…
Marcia Zimmerman↗
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Woman
Reflections on women’s faith, service, relationships, and responsibilities in Christian life.
My Soul, Be On Thy Guard
That they may teach the young women ... By God’s design, we are mothers … with specifically assigned tasks to fulfill. These responsibilities require careful attention and surrendered hearts, both of which can only…
Marcia Zimmerman↗
A Mother’s Heart Cry
That they may teach the young women ... I look and behold a terrible thing in our generation ... The people are being destroyed for lack of knowledge. Where once they gave attendance to reading Scripture and “meaty”…
Marcia Zimmerman↗
Letters from our readers ...
Dear publishers of The Heartbeat of the Remnant: I received your lovely publication in my mailbox today. But before I comment on your publication, let me tell you a bit about myself. I am a fourth year psychology major…
Prayer of a Hidden Woman
Lord, I would be a helper meet For this dear man I love, The one I reverence and respect, As to my Lord above; The one I prize and I esteem, Admire exceedingly; The one to whom I will submit, Adapt to joyfully; The one…
Amy Smoker↗
Common Women like You and Me
That they may teach the young women ... If God would add another part to the Bible, could it be that your name would be in it? How special do you need to be to get mentioned in the Bible? Are you a grandmother that…
With much love, Geraldine Kouwen↗
Cultivating a Heart for the Home
Dear single sisters: As an older single lady, it has been on my heart for some time to write to encourage you in cultivating a heart for your home. I have been blessed to be a stay-at-home daughter for almost thirty…
By Sarah Miller↗
Marriage Is Like a Garden
Let me take you back 33 years ago when a young man and a young lady were courting. They lived about 600 miles apart and most of their courting was done by letter. One day, after about a year of courtship, mostly by mail,…
Rachel Weaver↗
Cyprian, to the Unmarried Sisters
For God neither made the sheep scarlet or purple, nor taught the juices of herbs and shellfish to dye and color wool. Neither did He arrange necklaces with stones set in gold, and with pearls woven together or clustered,…
Won by Conduct
That they may teach the young women ... In this issue’s Sisters’ Corner, we break from our usual custom of having an article by a sister, and turn to George Muller for a powerful testimony of meek service. After all,…
George Muller↗
Inside and Out
It is not enough that God know us to be chaste: we must appear so before men. Especially in these times of persecution we must accustom our bodies to the hardships which they may likely be called to suffer. Perhaps some…
Tertullian (c.160 – c.220 AD)↗
Virtuous Girlhood from the Bible
That they may teach the young women ... And she said unto him, My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth unto the LORD, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth. Ju 11:36 Jephthah’s daughter is a…
By Barbara Ste. Marie↗
In Pursuit of Virtue
What is a virtuous woman? Indeed, that is an intensely momentous question. For how can we attain that which we cannot define? After sundry attempts to attain the ultimate, a conclusion has been reached. A virtuous woman…
—Judith Yoder↗
My Cranky Self
I grumble in the morning, “There’s so much to do, It’s my turn to do dishes, why couldn’t it be you?” The baby is sick with a fever you say; There goes my hopes of sewing today. Don’t touch me, don’t bump, I already said…
—JoAnna Raber (Age 17) Ephrata, PA↗
My Obituary
That they may teach the young women ... What would you think if one morning upon waking you were to read your own obituary in the paper? This actually happened to Alfred Nobel, originator of the famous Nobel Prizes in…
Rachel Weaver↗
Offcasts or Firstfruits?
Part 1 My story starts out as any normal teenager. I was a young girl full of desires and ambitions. One of them was to someday be swept off my feet by “Prince Charming.” I envisioned myself with a row of healthy, active…
—An Anonymous Firstfruit↗
Mothers, Sing with Your Children!
It’s the end of the day, and you have five things to do before supper is on the table. The preschoolers are tired and grumpy, and your husband is late getting home again. What do you do? Sing! It is morning and raining ……
Kyndra Steinmann↗
Of Wading Ducks and Emotional Women
So what do wading ducks and emotional women have in common? Unfortunately, often very little! We’ve all heard the phrase “Like water off a duck’s back.” We’ve all seen how ducks can merrily wade through puddles or go for…
Sarah Raber↗
To Christian Young Ladies
What should the relationship between a young lady and a young man be like? What are the boundaries, and what can they talk about? Can they talk about emotional, personal, or spiritual things and questions; or should they…
Your sister in Christ, A. B.↗
A Servant’s Role
What is a servant’s heart? This question can best be answered by a look at our Master’s life. Jesus came to earth, leaving the glories of Heaven and life with the Father to serve us. He lived it out every day in a very…
Rachel Weaver↗
The Heart of the Matter
I have been thinking a lot about the verse, “And yet I show unto you a more excellent way.” (1 Co. 12:31) What is this way? It is the way of perfect love. We knew that all the time, didn’t we? But what does Paul really…
Rachel Weaver↗
A Singing Heart
“I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.” Psalm 104:33 Here are some true examples of what a song can do. I was in the middle of the airport, but there it was—the…
by Rachel Weaver↗
God Needs Praying Mothers
Though God is calling Christians everywhere to pray, this little article is specifically to call Christian mothers to daily, earnest, believing prayer. God said repeatedly, “Ask and you shall receive,” and He modeled the…
by Rachel Weaver↗
