I’m So Glad I’m a Part
I’m still in thankful mode. As a matter of fact, my family is in Deep Creek, MD right now to celebrate the holiday together. My mom rented a big, beautiful…
Aimee Byrd
Reading Reflection:
Mayflower, Nathaniel Philbrick (Penguin, 2006) We do not know the exact date of the celebration we now call the First Thanksgiving, but it was probably in late September or early…
Three-to-the-Six!
This year I share my birthday with Thanksgiving. I will be 36. That’s crazy. I was happy to enter my thirties, feeling as if my twenties represented a decade of…
Reading Reflection:
The True Believer, Jonathan Edwards, Edited by Dr. Don Kistler (Soli Deo Gloria, 2001) This book is a collection of sermons by Jonathan Edwards. The sermon I am quoting from is titled,…
The Things Concerning Himself
I remember back in college my roommate, Michelle, brought home the movie The Usual Suspects. We spent the afternoon enthralled in this 1995 film. The movie begins with a ship…
Reading Reflection
I read a blog today that had a great point. The title: Don’t Preach Santa to Yourself, written by Gloria Furman. With the stores getting all their Christmas on already,…
A Wonderful Knowledge
What a week! I haven’t been sick in years, and of course I have to get some mystery illness. I was convinced I had the flu, and that I was…
Reading Reflection:
Him We Proclaim, Dennis Johnson (P&R, 2007) So this massive volume has been sitting on my shelf for almost a year now, intimidating me. Well, it’s not that massive, but…
The Awkward Years
My oldest daughter, Solanna, is in the seventh grade. Do you remember the seventh grade? Middle school in general is just a strange period. Especially in our age, where the…
Book Recommendation:
Getting Back Into the Race, Joel R. Beeke (CruciformPress, 2011) There just aren’t many books out addressing the issue of the backsliding Christian. I imagine one reason is the marketability—I mean, how…