Redemption at the Hilton
This is a story about redemption and two very different dinners. There are four main restaurants at the Hilton in Orlando. For fine dining, you would go to the steakhouse. The Bistro offers a nice menu as well, at a…
Category The Housewife Theologian
What Has Chesterton to do with the TGC Women’s Conference?
What do you read on an airplane ride? My trip to Orlando was only 2 hours, and I was not in the mood to start a new book before flooding my brain with the messages given at the TGC women’s…
Are We Still Thinking?
The White Horse Inn’s latest podcast, Scatterbrains, has been stirring up many reflections in this cluttered mind. Much of the conversation in the podcast was centered on ideas in the book, The Shallows, by Nicholas Carr. The internet is certainly…
Book Recommendation:
The Barber Who Wanted to Pray, R.C. Sproul (Crossway, 2011) I so enjoyed reading this book with my son that I wanted to recommend it on my blog. It is as good of a read for the parent as it…
Singers Aren’t the Only Ones Who Can Sing
Tim Fall submitted this article to me in a very timely fashion, as I have been drowning in my kid’s sports schedule. All-Star softball is no joke! And my oldest, going into the 8th grade, gets to try out for…
Reading Reflection:
An Exposition of Hebrews, Arthur W. Pink (20th printing, 2004, Baker Books) Consequently, when Christ came into the world, he said, “Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired, but a body you have prepared for me; in burnt offerings and…
Why Do Dandelions Have to Die?
Same morning routine: clean this filthy kitchen! Papers flood the catch-all bins. Mail, children’s drawings, shopping lists, receipts—for a family that does so much paperless, we are still faithfully helping out the tree farmers. Once again, I spray my Clorox…
Reading Reflection:
The City of God, Saint Augustine (Modern Library, 2000, originally written in 426) How do you love others? Are you generous with your time? Do you look for opportunities to serve? Do you really love others as much as you…
No Second Class Citizens
Apparently being Matthew Byrd’s wife isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Let me explain. I was given the task to update our cellphones. Like a good little housewifey, I did my research to choose phones and the best deal…
Again?
Do you get tired of marketing emails filling up your inbox? The unsolicited ones really bother me, but I don’t mind when Boden informs me of their 20% off sale. In fact, I get excited. When Athleta is adding more…