Lisa of Longbourn was not born with such an outlandish name. Nor was she born long ago, so all the reassuring long-born married women tell her. Lisa is not really of Longbourn, of her home, or of this world. She is an adopted child of God*, reconciled to Him through the only and all-sufficient atoning blood that Jesus shed when He died on the cross to pay the price for her sins, and those of the whole world. She has been His grateful servant since 1990, continuing to live with her parents until the extraordinary man – whom you, everyone, and especially she can’t wait to be able to name – receives God’s call to take her as his bride. Until then she is not content to sit waiting, but tries to be busy educating herself:
- Through her first habit of reading. She can learn a lot through reading just about anything. Some of her favorites are the Bible, The Walk by Michael Card, Passion and Purity by Elisabeth Elliot, The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, and The Long War Against God by Henry Morris. She also loves to learn online.
- Through receiving the discipleship of mature Christian women she has met, including her mother.
- Through serving in ministries like prayer, discipleship, community, abortion outreach, being a friend, and blogging.
- Through practicing craftsmanship, creativity, and cooking.
Her education is all of life, and Lisa is inviting you to join her, to watch, or to participate in her education on her blog.
*I “have a glorious, infinitely beautiful Savior who offered his life as a ransom for [my] sins so that [I] might behold [my] God in all his majesty and enjoy him forever.”
To God be all glory.
PS: A lot of people find this page by searching for the meaning of the name “Lisa.” Since it is my name, I happen to know, so I might as well help you out. Lisa is derived from Elisabeth, a biblical name of the mother of John the Baptist. Her name was a Greek rendition of the Hebrew Elisheba, who was the wife of Aaron. The name is a compound of El, which means God, and sheba, which is translated oath or promise. Sheba actually is the Hebrew for seven, and thus means fullness, perfection, or completion. The idea, then, is that when God says something, it is guaranteed to come to completion. Word order being up for grabs in names, it can mean “to whom God is the oath” or “he who swears by God”=worshiper of God. In the context of the Bible, Elisabeth was a woman who received a miraculous son as the result of God’s promise. Her son, John the Baptist, hailed the coming of the Child of Promise, Jesus the Messiah.
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Lisa of Longbourn 
Lisa,
I’m delighted to have found your blog!! I posted a long-winded comment on your post about Government being too Big and asking what the Presidential candidates could do to earn our vote. Unfortunately they have to do an awful lot more than any of them are doing !
I too try to organize my thoughts by writing–I began with lined tablets and No 2 pencils, moved on to typewriters, and now revel in the freedom and ease of word processors. I have been a student of the big questions re. history and politics and economics and spent the last four years developing a comprehensive history of the rise and fall of nations, and specifically seeking answers: why did only a few nations prosper, and why did most of the others stagnate. My book COMMON GENIUS presents the theory based on this work.
I mention it to you because my research concludes that two of “the secret weapons” that helped a few western nations succeed had to do with Christianity and the empowerment it gave to both men and women. Christianity’s support of free will, personal responsibility, nurturing families, and forgiveness and redemption gave vital support to growing nations that was missing under almost all other faiths and philosophies of the Orient and Middle East. That is why I can identify with your “To God be all Glory!” And my chapter on how to help the people of the Third World nations should be “right up your alley,” so to speak. It talks of micro-finance, the removal of governmental impediments to small business, and the impressive results of Grameen and Women’s World Bank in establishing responsible entrepreneurs and helping them lift themselves by their own bootstraps. Surprisingly, the vast majority of entrepreneurs in those under-developed nations are women, and they are building successful lives based on their own initiative.
If you are interested, my book is summarized on http://www.thecommongenius.com — I hated to see it go to print because now I have to get started on another
Bill Greene
Lisa,
God bless you! You have been a blessing to me.
I AM your brother in CHRIST
Stevie P
Philippians 1:3-11
I enjoyed getting to know you a little…as another woman living with her parents until God provides a husband. You have excellent taste in books. 😉
Blessings,
Abigail @ Pearls and Diamonds
Thank you all for your encouraging comments!
To God be all glory,
Lisa of Longbourn
Lisa
I consider myself a Quaker and have been attending a Quaker church for five years. It has been a long road to get to where I am today. I was brought up Baptist and at the age of 18 join the military where I was able to evaluate many different faiths on base. I became disillusioned with him the Christian faith and became Mormon. They didn’t seem so fake. After 10 years I decided to consider some of the pointed questions my Christian friends had posed and after a year of struggling with what was the right thing to do I left the Mormon Church. I was right back where I was 10 years earlier. After 10 more years of searching I came across the Quaker faith. Once again I have the feeling that I believe in something real and tangible.
Now a new challenge arises and that is keeping the Quaker church from becoming corrupted by outside influences. When I joined the Quaker church many said it was because it fit my personality which I might add I take as a compliment but, if it is merely about personality Then I would still be a Mormon. The basic thinking of most Christians is that all churches are good and it really doesn’t matter which one you go to as long as it doesn’t have a gay pastor.
So, what do I mean by being corrupted? The way I see the church today in the United States is like a big corporation. I call it the corporate church because they are run like corporations not families. They outsource everything that was intended for the individual to do for his neighbor and his brother and sister in Christ. There is a program for this and a program for that a cause to consider and money to be raised.
Over the years I have studied in depth with many Christian faiths And, I have come to some understanding of what makes a church strong spiritually. The smaller the better, if someone misses meeting people are worried and find out why. Nobody goes unnoticed. You never see money exchanged things are just taking care of. The people are well educated and able to not only take care of themselves but those in need. They do not poll vault over those in need within their own congregation to get to a higher calling. Loving one another is the highest calling. When you walk into the home of the Christian there are photos on the wall of fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. They are full of hope and do not get discouraged in the fall brother are able to deal with reality with a Christ like perspective. They do things together. They are a family and because they love one another in Christ there is little need for the corporate church.
I will look forward to seeing what you have to say about this topic. I found what you have written so far very informative and interesting.
Thank you
I have just discovered your blog (and through it “re”-discovered WordPress; where I had a membership long ago). You remind me of another “Elizabeth” whose writings I love (even though I know that is not your real name) — Elizabeth Elliott. Her writings are like hearty wheat bread–they require chewing and savoring to truly appreciate. So do yours. I look forward to more satisfying “chewing” from what the Lord has shown you. Blessings! Countrymouse
Thank you! I have been thinking about resuming blogging. Maybe I will!