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Evans was a very well-known Christian author who passed away suddenly this past May. As I heard one tribute after another to her, I decided to pick up one of her books. For one full year Rachel took all of the Bible’s instructions for women as literally as possible. This meant praising her husband at the city gates, calling him Master, living in a tent during her “time of blood”, wearing a head covering, learning to knit, and cooking several giant meals. I really loved that she looked at things with an open mind and heart and sought out women of other faiths to learn from their lives. She approached this from a place of discomfort with some of the edicts but was always willing to try. I also loved that she sometimes gave up on some of the rules when she (or she and her husband) decided that they weren’t healthy for her relationships or mental health. I thought this was such an interesting look at the Bible and people of faith.

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