Longing to Know, Esther Lightcap Meek (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Brazos Press, 2003) Knowing is the responsible human struggle to rely on clues to focus on a coherent pattern and submit to its reality (13). As I mentioned in my review,…
Have you noticed all the hoopla on the internet about the new partial (and by partial, I mean eight partial lines) manuscript discovery that has been named The Gospel of Jesus’s Wife? I would refer you to Michael J. Kruger’s…
Longing to Know, Esther Lightcap Meek (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Brazos Press, 2003) My first exposure to philosophy was in high school. I thought it would be a cool class to take, but it proved to be far above my head.…
Have you heard of the Tough Mudder? If you check out their website here you will see that it is a 10-12 mile, hardcore challenge. British Special Forces designed the 25 military-style obstacles that make up the course. The task…
The Midnight Disease, Alice W. Flaherty (Boston; NY: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004) This is an interesting book that I picked up on sale a few years back. It had me at the subtitle: The Drive to Write, Writer’s Block, and…
I have a goal: I want to be strong when I’m fifty. And I’m talking about muscles. Did you know that your muscles begin to deteriorate when you hit the big 5-0? I want a good head start so that…
Life Everlasting, Dan C. Barber and Robert A. Peterson (P&R, 2012) At my last book club, my cousin reviewed the book Heaven is for Real. It had already been negatively reviewed several months ago in our group, but she wanted…
“Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful” (Heb. 10:23). We are plodding through Hebrews in the women’s Bible study at my church (yes, still!). I started in February, and…
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…
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…
