As I was rollerblading the other day, I was thinking about artistic geniuses (stop laughing). It seems that every unbelieving artistic genius is also a bit insane—or a lot insane! I always thought it was because they just had too…
The Dutch reformer Wilhelmus à Brakel (1635-1711) writes insightfully in his magnum opus, The Christian’s Reasonable Service: [The devil knows] that faith is the fountainhead of spiritual life, and he therefore seeks to obscure faith in all its activity.…
Troubling reports are filtering through from the United Kingdom’s capital. Apparently, there are concerns about a group of children, approximately seventy in number, suffering from a so far unexplained trauma. Counsellors in West London have been called in by worried…
Editors’ Note: This essay is the first of three. The second will describe John Calvin’s two kingdoms doctrine while the third will explain the two kingdoms doctrine as it is taught in Scripture. When Jesus came to Jerusalem for the…
Editors’ Note: This essay is the first of three. The second will describe John Calvin’s two kingdoms doctrine while the third will explain the two kingdoms doctrine as it is taught in Scripture. When Jesus came to Jerusalem for the…
I’m sitting in my study the morning after the week before. My study is a tip and there are books to be read and emails to be answered but I’m grateful. There are no children throwing wet sponges at me…
I am happy to share some great news with you all today—P&R Publishing will be publishing my book, tentatively titled Housewife Theologian: How the Gospel Interrupts the Ordinary. While there are definitely similarities with the theme of my blog, my…
A few days ago I was at the home of a mentor. I happened to be in a chair which I suspect he may use for some of his reading. Being that type, I picked up the book on the…
When teaching at Nottingham University, I had a colleague who was a member of the Sisters of Notre Dame, an educational order in the RCC. I remember her telling me that Cardinal Martini would one day be Pope. It never…
When teaching at Nottingham University, I had a colleague who was a member of the Sisters of Notre Dame, an educational order in the RCC. I remember her telling me that Cardinal Martini would one day be Pope. It never…
