Hannah Elizabeth Brusven

Editor-In Chief, The Swish Magazine |Exploring Classical Femininity in Trends, Traditions and Lifestyles

[Hannah Elizabeth Brusven @hannahbrusven]

@realalexclark Elizabeth Elliot, too ❤️

[Chad Prather @WatchChad]

I keep seeing people post about how Charlie Kirk said he “hated the word empathy.” (I’m looking at YOU…. skinny-jeans, stool sitting, iPad reading, designer glasses preachers out there…..ok that’s rough, but you know I’m right. Right?)

Charlie’s point about hating the word empathy wasn’t that he despised compassion, but that he drew a sharp line between empathy and biblical compassion. “Empathy” as our culture defines it has become weaponized. It demands that you feel exactly what someone else feels and, in doing so, surrender truth, logic, and boundaries.

Still reading? Good. Buckle up.

“Empathy” today doesn’t mean caring for people. It means surrendering truth for feelings. It demands that we celebrate destructive lifestyles, affirm harmful decisions, and silence truth under the guise of “walking in someone else’s shoes.” The result? A culture more fragile, more offended, and more easily manipulated than ever before.

Real compassion calls us to love our neighbor, but also to tell the truth that leads to life. Toxic empathy, on the other hand, insists we affirm every lie, every delusion, every self-destructive choice or else be labeled hateful.

This is why families collapse. Why children are confused. Why leaders cave under pressure. Empathy, stripped from truth, becomes tyranny disguised as kindness.

We don’t need more fake empathy. We need courage. We need compassion rooted in truth. We need people willing to care enough to speak what is real, even when it hurts feelings. Because lies kill, but truth sets people free.

If you disagree….well I feel sorry for you. See what I did there? Love y’all.

[Defiant Baptist @DefiantBaptist]

You will never hear a better definition of Complementarianism than this. Allie Beth Stuckey (@conservmillen) says that she could be a pastor since she has been gifted that way, but she chooses not to because God said so.

The implication is that men and women are interchangeable widgets with all the same gifts, but God has arbitrarily declared that men are to do this, and women are to do that. It was evidently His goal to make women feel perpetually frustrated by giving them gifts that they would never be able to use! 🤯

[Doreen Virtue @DoreenVirtue]

The False Christ Spirit Behind The Chosen and Jesus Calling

I’m deeply concerned about popular portrayals of Jesus that twist Scripture. I was raised in the false-gospel Christian Science church, following a counterfeit christ without realizing it, so I know the danger. Today, The Chosen and Jesus Calling present a similar problem: they portray a christ who isn’t the biblical Christ.

The Jesus of The Chosen is often shown as flawed, emotionally needy, reluctant to receive worship, and even asking Matthew to help Him write the Sermon on the Mount. The Jesus of Jesus Calling speaks like a mystical life coach, never confronting sin, never warning of judgment, and offering comfort without repentance.

Though different in format, both share the same counterfeit spirit of downgrading His divinity, softening His holiness, and reshaping Him to fit human expectations. This is what Scripture calls “another Jesus . . .a different spirit . . . a different gospel” (2 Cor. 11:4 truncated).

Feelings aren’t the measure of truth. The real Jesus is revealed in the Bible as fully God and fully man, sinless, sovereign, and worthy of worship. He calls sinners to repentance, forgives those who believe, and will return in glory to judge the living and the dead.

Please reject fictional christs and mystical substitutes which don’t draw us closer to the real Jesus. Return to the Word as only the true Jesus can save souls.

Jesus Christ came to earth as fully God and fully man. He was the only one to live a sinless life, and He willingly died on the cross to pay the penalty for our sins. He physically rose from the dead three days later, defeating death and offering eternal life to all who repent and believe in Him. You’re not saved by good works, spiritual rituals, or self-effort, but by God’s grace through faith in Jesus alone. If you’re weary, lost, or searching for truth, have faith in Christ: He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life, and no one comes to the Father except through Him.

How to Avoid New Age & New Thought Deception https://t.co/UhkDmk9n0O

[Tanya Tay Posobiec ☦️ @realTanyaTay]

Lack of self-care often shows up first in the small things. It starts with living in oversized sweats, skipping a shower, throwing your hair in a messy bun not because it’s cute, but because you just don’t have the energy to try. At first, it feels harmless. But over time, it starts to wear on you. You stop recognizing yourself a little. You feel less confident, less motivated, and just off.

When we stop caring about how we look, it’s usually a sign we’ve stopped caring for ourselves in other ways too. It’s not about being “put together” all the time, it’s about feeling like you. When you don’t, it affects everything: your mood, your energy, how you eat, how you interact with people, how you carry yourself

[Tanya Tay Posobiec ☦️ @realTanyaTay]

every time I leave the house, my husband asks why I’m so dressed up. Even if it’s just a quick errand, there’s no way I’m walking out in the same clothes I just cooked dinner in. Choosing a dress over leggings isn’t about being overdressed, it’s about showing up for myself

[Hannah Elizabeth Brusven @hannahbrusven]

@BaggageClaim11 Miss you on YT!

[Hannah Elizabeth Brusven @hannahbrusven]

@according2_taz It’s people like you with influence that can bring attention to what matters 🤍 thank you for being brave and sharing your thoughts. You inspire me!

[Danny Kruger @danny__kruger]

I gave a speech today in an empty chamber. It’s about the need for a Christian restoration.

[Dale Partridge @dalepartridge]

Sin makes us like cockroaches.

We love the darkness until someone shines the light on us—then we scatter.

“For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed.” - John 3:20

[Hannah Elizabeth Brusven @hannahbrusven]

@according2_taz It’s amazing how when you remove all specificity around faith, these statements are blaise cliches about unity which essentially say nothing helpful but a nod in the right direction. Stand for something or fall for anything!

[Hannah Elizabeth Brusven @hannahbrusven]

@Barbara_Eden Happy Independence Day, Barbara! A beautiful tribute! ❤️🤍

[Mountain Housewife @mtnhousewife]

📖 A Word on Proverbs 31 and the Modern Career Question

It’s often said today that the Proverbs 31 woman was a career woman — buying fields, selling goods, and managing business affairs. And it’s true that she was industrious, resourceful, and capable. But it’s important to see her work in its proper context: everything she did was an extension of her homemaking role, not a replacement for it.

The passage describes a woman whose labors were centered around her household. She sought wool and flax for clothing her family. She considered a field and planted a vineyard — likely as a means of sustaining her household and providing for others in need. She made linen garments and sold them, again using her domestic skill to bless others and contribute to the well-being of her home.

This was not careerism for personal advancement or ambition. It wasn’t a woman seeking status in the city gates, but one whose faithful stewardship of her household overflowed into fruitful, prudent dealings. Her home remained the heart of her work, and her husband and children were her first concern.

It’s no accident that Titus 2:5 and 1 Timothy 5:14 still call Christian women to be keepers at home. This doesn’t mean a woman is confined, but that she is responsible for guarding, ordering, and nurturing the life of her household. The Proverbs 31 woman’s example is one of creative, diligent homemaking — not a rejection of it.

The issue is not whether a woman ever sells something or engages in fruitful, skillful work; the question is where her heart and duties are anchored. The virtuous woman’s endeavors served and strengthened her home. Her success flowed from it — not at its expense.

That same principle holds true today. A woman may garden, sew, bake, or run a small cottage business if it blesses her family and preserves her role as keeper of her home. The issue is one of order and priority. In every age, the godly woman’s first calling is still to love her husband, love her children, and manage her home in a way that honors the Lord.

Thanks for reading!

🎨"At the Sewing Machine" by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky, a Russian painter (1868–1945) known for his warm, light-filled depictions of everyday rural life.

[Hannah Elizabeth Brusven @hannahbrusven]

@RNN_RoyalNews She runs a Shopify store, as we all know. This means she can decide whatever quantity of inventory she wants and even manually set it to be “sold out”… she could have set her inventory at 100 and say it’s sold out in under an hour. I smell a PR stunt.

[Evie Solheim @EvieSolheim]

This week's Girl's Guide interview is with @hannahbrusven, founder of women's magazine The Swish! Check out their content at https://t.co/zx9QHHV4gz.

[Hannah Elizabeth Brusven @hannahbrusven]

@EvieSolheim @theswishmag Honored to be featured ❤️❤️

[Hannah Elizabeth Brusven @hannahbrusven]

@Canellelabelle KC and BP have been a HUGE disappointment this week. Who is running their socials?!

[Royal News Network @RNN_RoyalNews]

When you invest in good, classic clothing, it has endless appeal and can be used again and again.

[Hannah Elizabeth Brusven @hannahbrusven]

@StephanieSidley @nancytsidley Photographers chime in; what’s with the positioning of that photo? Seems like the focus is on her elbow instead of the products.

[Hannah Elizabeth Brusven @hannahbrusven]

@realmelanieking @DineshDSouza Does anyone have photos of Veronique? Their supposed mother?