FAQ

Why Wartburg?

Remember where Prince Frederick hid Martin Luther when Pope Leo wanted him killed? It was Wartburg Castle. It was here that Luther translated the New Testament into German. This coincided with the invention of the Gutenberg Press. Luther's writings dominated most of the publications from this press. We believe the Internet is today's Gutenberg Press.

What is the focus at TWW?

We look at all of the trends within evangelical Christianity, along with other stories and trends that impact the faith. We have become quite interested in church conflict, spiritual abuse, and hyper-authoritarian polity. We are equal opportunity offenders and do not emphasize one denomination over another.

What is your theme song?

What is your reprint/copyright policy?

You may reprint any article either partially or in its entirety so long as credit is given to TWW. We ask that we be notified via email when an entire reprint is posted in any other venue: Internet or news media.

What is your church background?

Dee has spent most of her Christian walk in nondenominational churches. But she has been Episcopalian, Christian Reformed and Southern Baptist as well. Deb has experienced Methodism and spent a decade as a Southern Baptist before becoming alarmed at the trends she was seeing.

What are your beliefs?

We consider ourselves conservative on the "A" issues, such as the statements found in the major creeds. However, there are many secondary issues such as the age of the earth, eschatology, and gender roles that we believe are open to an "in-house" debate.

Are you feminists?

You be the judge… Both of us have led traditional lives, choosing to stay at home to raise our children. However, we have friends who have chosen a different path and admire their families as well. Hopefully, it's obvious to our readers that we believe women have something to say about theology and the life of the church. We dislike the labels of "complementarian" and "egalitarian", finding each of them to be limited in their focus and the source of unnecessary conflict.

Shouldn't you focus more on the "positive"?

Men and women are sinners. As such, they will cause pain and conflict within the life of the church. The Bible shows the story of man in all of his/her glory, sadness and pain. However, the Bible offers us redemption and hope through the sacrifice and resurrection of Jesus Christ. As we deal with issues in the church, we will also offer hope, along with potential solutions.

Why do you sometimes call yourselves BABES?

This is a tongue in cheek reference to Mark Driscoll who once accused pastors' wives of "letting themselves go". We find it interesting that Driscoll, who has been seen in a Mickey Mouse T shirt, never once mentions that men can "really let themselves go" too. So, we are doing our part in bringing glamour to the evangelical church.

BABES is an acronym for "Bible Answer Babes Explaining Scripture". We already know we're in hot water with the patriarchs!

What is Lydia's Corner ?

This is an effort to read through the Bible in a year. It is named for a person who comments frequently and often urges us to read our Bibles.