Lead Like Jael

Emma Waters on biblical femininity, the tradwife trap, and what daily faithfulness actually equips a woman to do.

Emma Water’s book “Lead Like Jael” has created a bit of a stir amongst the truly reformed.

The premise is simple but the implications cut hard: the daily, ordinary faithfulness of a wife in her home is not a retreat from the cultural battle but is precisely what equips her to fight when evil comes knocking at the door. Jael didn’t pick up a sword. She u…