Category The Housewife Theologian

Now when I give Dana books, I expect a review for my blog. Here is a recap and reflection Dana Tuttle gives us from one of her birthday presents: For my birthday, Aimee gave me a copy of Simonetta Carr’s…

I thought I’d repost this article I wrote almost two years ago…kind of needed to read it again myself, since my mornings are still like a game show.  Sometimes I wonder what in the heck my kids are going to…

So what was the best wedding you’ve ever attended? Worst? From social media sites like Pinterest to shows like My Redneck Wedding, newly engaged couples are getting all kinds of creative ideas these days. This weekend, Matt and I had…

Most days, we are going through the motions, trying to succeed in our everyday tasks. And yet, even though we accept and participate in the ordinary, we don’t want to settle for mediocrity. We want our duties and service to…

When I was in the tenth grade, my big aspiration was to be a Laker Girl like Paula Abdul. I know, another embarrassing trivia about myself that chips away at my ability to keep readers. What can I say? I…

The secularization thesis helps us let go of our nearly idolatrous obsession with America in particular and with the west in general, as something that belongs to us that we must win back by another revival, great awakening, or political…

The Karis channel for The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood posted an article of mine this week. It is a fun description of theological fitness. Here is a small excerpt from the article’s belly: My memories are of my…

I’ve got some more exciting news—I just signed my contract for a second book with P&R. Theological Fitness is going to be awesome. It is a book about perseverance, about how our aptitude in the Word of God is key…

I’m pleased to have a guest post today, written by my friend , Dana Tuttle. This is a great story about her 90-year-old friend, Alice, that she has subtitled: Memoirs of a Hospitable Mentor. Enjoy! Something magical happens when two women get…

So I am driving home from my morning get-the-kids-to-school shuffle, and I hear a news blurb on the radio that Florida “pastor” Terry Jones was at it again, trying to burn a large quantity of copies of the Koran. Apparently…