Book Recommendation
Giving Up Gimmicks, Brian H. Cosby (P&R, 2012) Reclaiming Youth Ministry from an Entertainment Culture—now there’s a subtitle that catches my attention. In this book, Cosby makes the valid point…
Aimee Byrd
Back Road Bliss
One thing that stinks about moving to a new town is that you are not familiar with the back roads. Matt and I have lived in the panhandle of WV…
What Goes with the Beer?
The Search for God and Guinness, Stephen Mansfield (Thomas Nelson, 2009) I committed a gift-giving crime. I bought this book as a birthday present for my friend Dana. I read…
Soul Sisters
I love to consider all the metaphors in life that teach us about God and his church (haven’t you noticed?). Relationships in particular show forth so many Christian themes. Through…
Reading Reflection:
Family Vocation, Gene Edward Veith Jr. & Mary J. Moerbe (Crossway, 2012) This is a great book explaining how the gospel interrupts the ordinary through family vocation. As an introduction…
Roof Sitten’
During my last two years of college, five of us girls rented a house off campus. It was an old colonial with a big front porch on 704 Goldsboro Street.…
The Best Laid Plans
We are treated with another guest post from Tim Fall. Anyone who reads my comments section is familiar with his great insights. You can now find him as a contributor…
The Voice and Fruit Salad
Matt and I found ourselves watching The Voice the other night. Unlike American Idol, everyone who gets invited to try out for The Voice actually has a really great voice.…
Reading Reflection:
Abraham Kuyper, Richard J. Mouw (Eerdmans, 2011) One of Abraham Kuyper’s most popular teachings is a helpful model of how different institutions, or “spheres”, such as family, church, school, business,…
My Side of the Story
My husband, Matt, and I had a busy weekend. Friday night we went on a double date, and Saturday evening our family had dinner at a friend’s home. Do you…