Welcome to the home of Steadfast Daughters in a Quivering World, a biblical response to the "quivering daughters" (QD) movement that originated from Hillary McFarland's book (and blog), Quivering Daughters: Hope and Healing for the Daughters of Patriarchy. If this is your first visit, please CLICK HERE to learn more.

Legalism: Yours, Mine, and Ours

Posted by Stacy McDonald on November 30, 2010

Parenting in Love

Posted by Kelly Crawford on November 25, 2010

As we’ve pointed out in previous posts, while we believe that the Quivering Daughters movement has caused more harm than good, it has also brought up some valid points that might be good warnings to all parents. Just because someone responds unbiblically does not mean that what they are responding to is without fault. So, [...]

When All You Have is A Hammer

Posted by ChristendomBuilder on November 21, 2010

I never realized how easy it is to abuse people! This website has hardly been live for a week and already we are being accused of abusing people through what we have written. Saint Irenaeus help us!

What is Abuse?

Posted by Stacy McDonald on November 18, 2010

According to Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, the word abuse is defined as “ill use; maltreatment; misuse with bad motives or to wrong purposes.” It goes on to describe an abuser as “a ravisher or a sodomite.” The Online Etymology Dictionary defines abuse literally as: to “use up;” “to misuse sexually.” Basically, to abuse is to use [...]

Free Indeed!

Posted by Stacy McDonald on November 18, 2010

“It’s time to get rid of that Freudianism, which seems to permeate everybody’s thinking, and return to the Bible. If the Bible teaches that Christianity does anything it teaches us that it frees us to serve God – no matter what has happened in the past….I don’t want to minimize the tragedy of true abuse [...]

Christy’s Review

Posted by lifetapestry on November 16, 2010

In the self-published book, Quivering Daughters, Hillary McFarland takes the reader on a journey into her own troubled past. She communicates her pain, her disappointments, and her hopes. Hillary had no trouble convincing me of her sincere love for Christ and her desire to know Him. I found her to be expressive, intense, and creative [...]

Should “She, Obey Him?”

Posted by Stacy McDonald on November 12, 2010

By James McDonald God’s Word inevitably conflicts with the plans of man. For instance, the Word directs us to acknowledge the God of the Bible as the One True God—we are to have no other gods but Him. Yet the sinful heart of man is inclined to persistent idolatry, seeking to satisfy our need to [...]

My Parents are Sinners, Too!

Posted by Abigail on November 5, 2010

Like Hillary McFarland, I also am the child of sinners. My parents sometimes spoke too harshly to me. Now and then, I was blamed for something I didn’t do. As the oldest of six children, I had to share everything, even when I didn’t want to share. Sometimes my younger siblings broke my things. Sometimes [...]

All that Quivers is not Told

Posted by Stacy McDonald on November 5, 2010

Quivering Daughters: A Review By Stacy McDonald