Public Journaling
Sometimes when you start something, you’re not really sure where it’s going to take you. I was thinking about this the other day while I was praying (on my front porch again—good spot lately). I often pray about my writing…
Category The Housewife Theologian
Reading Reflection:
Glory Road, Edited by Anthony Carter (Crossway, 2009) The subtitle to this book is, The Journeys of 10 African-Americans into Reformed Christianity. This is a topic that I have been interested in lately, so I bumped it up a couple…
Confident in This Very Thing
I’m not a good small-talker. Or I should say, when I am, I return home feeling empty and unsatisfied. It’s kind of like going to one of those impressive, gourmet restaurants for dinner. Everything looks fancy and important, the bill…
Reading Reflection:
The Weight of Glory, C.S. Lewis (Harper One, reprint 1980) There is an interesting essay in this collection called The Inner Ring. It seems Lewis is addressing some college graduates about the world they are about to enter. He describes…
A New Set of Eyes
I mentioned in my article, The Empty House, that my mom lives very close to Burkittsvile, MD. Even though you can pass through that tiny town in the time it takes to blink an eye, Burkittsville is full of fun stuff—especially…
Front Porches and Bible Study
Yesterday I decided to do my praying on my front porch in the sun. I had just returned home from the Tuesday morning ladies Bible study. Currently, we are going through 1st Kings. As I was praying, I was sort of…
Reading Reflection:
Thoughts and Their Fruit, Spurgeon’s Sermons, Vol. 9 (Baker, reprint 1999) This sermon is on Jeremiah 6:19, “The fruit of their thoughts.” Spurgeon has a way of taking the smallest piece of Scripture and driving the nail in good. Here…
Hypocrites of Grace
We just love to talk about grace. We sing about it, marvel as receivers of it, say it before meals…we think we have a good, healthy handle on what grace means. But I don’t really think we do most of…
Reading Reflection:
Tim Blackmon, (Sept/Oct, 2011). The Dangerous Act of Hospitality. Modern Reformation Magazine, Vol. 20, #5 , 41-42 What a great issue Modern Reformation put out this month! In this article, Blackmon gives a passionate case for why Christians especially should…
Book Recommendation:
Awaiting a Savior, Aaron Armstrong (CruciformPress, 2011) This is Cruciform’s book for October, and definitely one of my favorites from them so far. The subtitle, The Gospel, the New Creation and the End of Poverty, is a bit of a…