Giving Up Gimmicks, Brian H. Cosby (P&R, 2012) Reclaiming Youth Ministry from an Entertainment Culture—now there’s a subtitle that catches my attention. In this book, Cosby makes the valid point that our youth are much deeper than we think. They…
One thing that stinks about moving to a new town is that you are not familiar with the back roads. Matt and I have lived in the panhandle of WV now for going on eight years, and we are still…
The Search for God and Guinness, Stephen Mansfield (Thomas Nelson, 2009) I committed a gift-giving crime. I bought this book as a birthday present for my friend Dana. I read a good review on it and thought she would love…
I love to consider all the metaphors in life that teach us about God and his church (haven’t you noticed?). Relationships in particular show forth so many Christian themes. Through marriage we learn about the mystery of the Trinitarian nature…
Family Vocation, Gene Edward Veith Jr. & Mary J. Moerbe (Crossway, 2012) This is a great book explaining how the gospel interrupts the ordinary through family vocation. As an introduction to the doctrine of vocation, Veith and Moerbe explain the…
During my last two years of college, five of us girls rented a house off campus. It was an old colonial with a big front porch on 704 Goldsboro Street. The one thing I miss the most about living in…
We are treated with another guest post from Tim Fall. Anyone who reads my comments section is familiar with his great insights. You can now find him as a contributor at The Radical Journey. “Many are the plans in a…
Matt and I found ourselves watching The Voice the other night. Unlike American Idol, everyone who gets invited to try out for The Voice actually has a really great voice. The celebrity judges have their backs turned during the audition,…
Abraham Kuyper, Richard J. Mouw (Eerdmans, 2011) One of Abraham Kuyper’s most popular teachings is a helpful model of how different institutions, or “spheres”, such as family, church, school, business, and the arts each have their own rights and nuances…
My husband, Matt, and I had a busy weekend. Friday night we went on a double date, and Saturday evening our family had dinner at a friend’s home. Do you ever find yourselves repeating some of your same stories when…
