Category The Housewife Theologian

Imagine a feast that lasts seven full days. But not only that, it is in the royal garden of the King’s palace. This feast is offered to you after 180 days of the great king displaying all of his riches…

This week my husband and I will be celebrating our 16th wedding anniversary. So, like everyone does around their anniversary, I have been thinking back to the people we were when we said, “I do.” I was a mere 21…

Whenever I read the word “tribe” as it relates to Christianity or even readers in general, I get uncomfortable. I have written about this before, as well as the branding that goes along with it. Today I read about a…

In my free time I have been doing one of my favorite activities, reading on the porch. But free time is something I kind of pilfer. You know, I’m a housewife, so me and the dog sneak out there ninja-style,…

Do you have someone in your life that you think of as strong? Of course you do, I can think of at least a handful of people I look up to for their strength. Whether in the church, family, or…

There’s a catchy song out on the radio now called “Rumble and Sway” by Jammie N. Commons. The lyrics aren’t the most wholesome. He’s sizing up a woman and the chorus repeats: Don’t you tell me no truths, I want…

A January news report from CBS revealed: According to the results of the survey, published Wednesday on Gallup’s website, a reported 36.1 percent of Americans were considered to be overweight last year, and 26.2 percent were classified as obese.  This…

Starr Meade, Comforting Hearts, Teaching Minds (P&R, 2013)  I’ll just go ahead and sound like the bad Christian here. I often cringe at the thought of family devotions. It’s the combination of talking the kids into it, disciplining their behavior…

Yesterday I decided to do a little splurgin’ with Spurgeon. So I cracked open one of the volumes from The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit series that my granddad handed down to me. I decided on the sermons from 1875, and the…

On Monday I reviewed Gloria Furman’s new book, Glimpses of Grace. While I was reading it, I thought it would be fun to do an interview with Gloria. So here is a little glimpse into the author’s thoughts on her…