Modern Reformation Magazine, Vol. 21 2012 I received my copy of Modern Reformation in the mail today and am so pleased with their theme for the May/June issue: No Girls Allowed. It addresses the lack of women learning theology in…
Popologetics, Ted Turnau (P&R, 2012) Back in the summer between my sophomore and junior year of college, I dated a guy who I wasn’t all that attracted to. Sure, he was plenty good-looking, and had some great qualities. He just…
Think of someone in your life that you revere as strong. They may be someone you would like to emulate; someone who seems to face each circumstance in their life with courage and vitality; someone who you may not even pray…
Maria Lin, “The Hidden Cost of Counterfeit Goods.” Real Simple May 2012: p.146 The Confessions, Augustine, Translated and Edited by Philip Burton (Alfred Knopf, 2001) Counterfeit Gods, Tim Keller (Dutton, 2009) I was reading my Real Simple magazine the other…
My husband decided to clean out the attic the other day. After eight years of living here, all three lights finally burned out in the master bedroom ceiling fan. However the glass plate is set on there in such a…
The Two Fears, Chris Poblete (CruciformPress, 2012) In this book, Chris Poblete sets out to recover the proper fear of God, pushing back against the “God is my homeboy” crassness of our day and the mild, pushover God that understands…
I clean up pretty good. By this I mean that I am somewhat skilled in accentuating my better traits, while cleverly distracting people from my faults. Frizzy hair? There’s a product for that. I remember an acquaintance once complementing me…
Kindle and I had our first date this morning. What a letdown! It was the kind of date where you feel compelled to kiss and tell. First of all, I love real books, so I knew that Kindle was going…
On Paradise Drive, David Brooks (Simon & Schuster, 2004) It’s been a busy weekend. This Saturday we had opening ceremonies for my daughter’s softball and my son’s rookie league baseball teams. After that, of course, they had back-to-back games. Then…
I was about to make some supper the other day and needed to find the right mood music. It seemed to be a Beatles kind of day, and I happen to have a pretty good Beatles playlist. So I went…
