The Biblical Headcovering: Scarf of Hidden Power   (56 pages; $4.00; #68)     (Also available as an EBook.)

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               by Renee Ellison of Cross-Over products.
 

Readers' comments:

• "...most interesting indeed.  And the style is gripping."
• "The other night I prayed fervently about the headcovering and asked many questions.  The very next day God brought me to your article on the Web.  My questions were answered through your article.  This piece is very well-written and touches on all of my feelings, doubts and fears.  Thank you for sharing your testimony.  I pray others will find it helpful as I did." (Mrs. E. in Michigan)
• "I found your article `The Biblical Headcovering: Scarf of Hidden Power' on the internet while searching for material to help me in my study, and it has been a blessing to me.  I am a young, recently-married lady and I have a deep desire to follow God all the way.  I realize my great weakness, and I want to do nothing to hinder God's working in my life.  That is why I have decided to wear the headcovering.  Your article was an encouragement and help in this decision.  Also I appreciate very much the explanation of God's principle of covering down through the ages.  This was beautifully presented." (Mrs. P. in Eastern Europe)
• "I liked the presentation coming from a personal experience..."
• "I thought your ideas concise and convincing.  Your support of experiential truths with the Word substantiates the experiences.  I really liked the 'woman to woman' feel of the text.  So many books are written by men ... there is so much more through a woman's experience and her knowledge of her "fallen" state that comes through in the "light-hearted" kind of approach you took.  ...it is our testimony that allows us to "sharpen" each other.  Technical stuff is great, but personal touch brings teaching home to the heart."
• "...very helpful, comprehensive and challenging.  Your personal story speaks so much accompanied by your keen observations and clear use of scripture."
• "I did really enjoy reading your headcovering writings.  I have only recently (about 6 months) been covering and it was a source of great encouragement and really helped me face the "practical" issues and struggles I've gone through.  Enjoyed everything else as well!" (Michelle via email)
• "Just wanted you to know how much we've enjoyed your article.  Even though I've been covering my head since last June, I was still happy to read such a well-expressed article on the matter.  It pretty much covered all the reasons why I chose to `get covered,' plus your method of wearing the scarf was easily adaptable to how I was doing it -- so that helped too."
• "Thank you too for your excellent book on the Headcovering; there is so little extant teaching available on this neglected and deeply unfashionable subject, by virtue of its being assumed a straightforward issue in times past, and now being considered a culturally and symbolically unacceptable issue in much of the church, and which hermeneutics must at all costs be made to negate and deny.  Your work on this subject is by far one of the most comprehensive and well-researched available; it also has the distinction of being written by one who practices it, and I am sure will be a great practical encouragement to many women who are thinking of covering." (Mr. G. in the North of England)
• "Your headcovering article is the absolute best I have ever read.  ... My walk with the Lord has definitely been enhanced with the practice of Christian headcovering.  Thank you for your testimony.  May God bless your ministry." (Mrs. C. in California)

Copyright 1999 by Renee Ellison (revised 2006); permission to copy is granted, but not for resale.

I.  Introduction

Cultural collision
Can you imagine anything more antithetical to our culture than a woman wearing a headcovering as a symbol of submission?  Independence, assertiveness training, feminism, women’s rights – these are the objectives the modern woman has struggled to obtain, has defined over and over, has celebrated in college courses and career workshops, and has buttressed with political action.  We can't imagine a woman choosing to submit to her husband, a mere mortal who is full of weaknesses, and saying that she likes it.  That’s enough to make us splutter, gasp, and choke (at least inwardly).  What are you doing with that thing on your head?  Take it off.  This is unconscionable.  Rude.  We were united in working for these rights, remember?  All women feel this way.  Don’t be the oddball woman who slips from the ranks and says, "No thanks” to all that progress.  If you have to do it, do it in the privacy of your own home.  Just don’t wear that symbol out in public.  It’s inflammatory! 

A headcovering?  What in the world is it?
What is this thing called a headcovering that godly women have worn for centuries and that some modern Christian women are beginning to wear today?  Why do they wear it?  Is it supposed to be worn at church, or all the time?  Is her hair a covering, or is the New Testament headcovering worn over the hair?  Is it an actual piece of fabric?  Wasn’t it just a cultural thing for back then?  Isn’t it legalistic to wear one?  These questions are beginning to heave in the chests of many sobered Christian women as they view the hopeless carnage of broken homes in American, – including many churchgoing families.

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For further reading and listening:

Books and pamphlets:

Botkin, Daniel.  The Validity and Value of the Woman’s Headcovering.  East Peoria, Illinois: Gates of Eden, 1995.  19 pages.

Gunn, James.  Headship and Headcovering.  Scarborough, Ontario, Canada: Everyday Publications Inc., 1977.  5^th impression, 1995.  14 pages.

Harlow, Gertrud I.  The Church and I: Woman’s Responsibilities in the Church.  Scarborough, Ontario, Canada: Everyday Publications Inc., 1979.  24 pages.

Johnson, Karen M.  Headcoverings and the 20th Century.  19747 Porto Fino Rd., Tuolumne, CA 95379, 3rd edition, 1994 September.

Lambert, Lance.  The Importance of Covering.  4424 Huguenot Rd., Richmond, Virginia 23235: Christian Tape Ministry, 1991.  Transcription of a series of messages delivered at Halford House in Richmond, Surrey, U.K., in 1971.

Mikha’el, Rav.  How Biblical Judaism Became Christianity: The History of Yahushua HaMashiyakh, His Talmidim and Rabbi Sha’ul and What Became of the Truth They Taught.  Reading, Pennsylvania: Rav Mikha’el Ministries, J&M Publishing Company, 1998.  33 pages.

Nicholson, J. Boyd.  The Head Covering: A Biblical Perspective.  Grand Rapids, Michigan: Gospel Folio Press, 1993 January. 19^th printing.  21 pages.

Rod and Staff Publishers, Inc. (Crockett, Kentucky).  Why Christian Women Wear the Headship Veiling, 1994.  11 page tract.

Ruth, Merle.  The Significance of the Christian Woman’s Veiling.  Harrisonburg, Virginia: Christian Light Publications, undated.  19 pages.

Shank, Tom, editor. …Let Her Be Veiled: An In-depth Study of 1 Corinthians 11:1-16.  3^rd edition.  Kalispell, MT: Torch Publications, Valley View Christian Fellowship, 1992.  92 pages.  This book is also available on the Web at http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Cyprus/7560/LetHerBeVeiled.html

Women’s Role in the Gathered Assembly 3^rd edition.  New Boston, Illinois: The Exegetical Expositor, 1996 May.  23 pages.

Audiotapes:

• Esh, Emanuel.  The Principles Behind a Woman's Headcovering.  Leola, Pennsylvania: Charity Gospel Tape Ministry, 1998 September 27.   (Website URL: http://www.charityministries.org/tape-index.a5w      Toll-free phone for requesting this and other tapes from Charity Gospel Tape Ministry: 1-800-227-7902.)
• Kenaston, Denny.  Bible Principles on the Headship Veiling.  Leola, Pennsylvania: Charity Gospel Tape Ministry, 1990 December 5.
• Kenaston, Denny.  [Personal testimony].  Leola, Pennsylvania: Charity Gospel Tape Ministry, 1990 December 2.
• Kenaston, Denny.  The Spirit and Practice of Modest Apparel: “A truly good cake.”  Leola, Pennsylvania: Charity Gospel Tape Ministry, 1990 May 20.
• Ulrich, Ross.  The Doctrine of Headship; or, The Christian Woman’s Veiling.  Leola, Pennsylvania: Charity Gospel Tape Ministry, 1992 July 26.

Websites (links to):
Christian Women’s Headcovering Directory: http://expage.com/headcovering (note 7/20/08: this page seems to be no longer active; please email us if you know its new URL).
She Maketh Herself Coverings: Headveiling Resources and Links: http://headcoverings.com/Resourcespg1.htm
Other writings by Renee Ellison for godly women: http://www.homeschoolhowtos.com/store/list/category/femininity/

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