Category The Housewife Theologian

My faithful, sharpening commenter, Tim, has written another great article for me to guest post. I’m sure you will enjoy it as much as I did! Ultra-ultra-ultra-sound! My wife and I seem to have a ministry of sorts with young…

Chaos and Grace, Mark Galli (Baker Books, 2011) Christians use the word faith as abundantly as there are grains of sand, but its thrust may be just as hard for us to grasp as a handful of that bountiful beach.…

I have three awesome kids. Being their mom has been such a pleasure and an enormous avenue God has used for my sanctification. And here’s the but: Sometimes it is exhausting. As much as I adore those little boogers, when…

Practical Theology for Women, Wendy Alsup (Crossway, 2008) This is a good little introductory book written for women who need to learn more about God. It is also very motivational. I love Alsup’s apologetic for writing the book: Perhaps you…

My New Year’s Resolution is more like a picture. I want to think of this picture every day. It’s a beautiful, mental picture I have of a tree. The Oleander. Yeah, that’s right, the Oleander. Haven’t you heard of it?…

The Book of Mary, Edited by Anthony Zurlo (CruciformPress, 2011) Okay. So, CruciformPress just did something pretty radical. They have an eBook that you can download from their website for just 99 cents through January 3rd. First book I ever…

Dorothy Sayers’ essay, Why Work?, is still churning in my mind. I’ve really been thinking about integrity in our labor. As I alluded in my last Reading Reflection, it is particularly bothersome in the so-called Christian industry. When is it…

Letters to a Diminished Church, Dorothy Sayers (Thomas Nelson,2004) What a great book. The subtitle, Passionate Arguments for the Relevance of Christian Dogma, would not be very popular for today’s Christian culture; but I would love to see this book…

I listen to the local talk radio station every morning while driving my kids to school—that is, I try to listen while the kids are machine-gunning a cacophony of chatter my way. Actually, it is my hometown’s local station, which…

Note to Self, Joe Thorn (Crossway, 2011) Have you ever thought about preaching to yourself? That’s what this book is about. Think about it; we are telling ourselves all kinds of things throughout the day. Not long ago, I wrote…