The Housewife Theologian

I’m currently reading through O. Palmer Robertson’s short little book, God’s People in the Wilderness . It is tying in well with the reading I am doing on the Parable of the Ten Virgins . The premise of his book is that “For the writer of the Hebrews, the church of today...

Twas just days before Christmas and in the bunker underground The spin was still spinning, but the Ref Pack could not be found. Extra paper clips and gum held their stockings with care With hopes that the Puppet Master soon would visit there. The cohosts were doing some last minute shopping Taking...

Now there is a leveling question. It is asked by Thomas Shepard in The Parable of the Ten Virgins. The question is part of his sermon notes on the visible church of God. Shepard opens with the point that the church is the very place that God prepares his bride to meet Christ, and that it is not the...

So this is interesting. This weekend I began reading Karen Swallow Prior’s fantastic book on the life of Hannah More titled Fierce Convictions , and I stumbled upon a paragraph lamenting the quality of women’s reading material in the mid 18th century. I could have written something...

There are quite a number of books that I have bought over the years with every intention to get to reading one day. They sit waiting for just the right time to crack open. Some people like to stock pile emergency items for their pantry in case of some sort of national disaster. I may not have any...

I may have found one more suitable for his patriotic vigor: A Session's Statement of Opposition To Women Serving in the Military

I had the honor of being the guest speaker at a women's retreat last weekend. Given the setting of the retreat, and the four different sessions blocked out for me to speak, I incorporated about a half hour or so after every presentation to break into small groups and answer discussion questions. I...

This is the title of a song by the band Hozier. The song is pretty disturbing, and yet it is an enlightening and honest picture of the state of our culture. In one quick listen, it's pretty clear that "church" is neither Christ's bride, nor the meeting place of his people for worship. No, church is...

Todd brings up a good point in his post about those who have never heard the gospel. It also reminded me of something I wrote a while back that is related. Sorry, Carl, that it wasn't the Stones: I was about to make some supper the other day and needed to find the right mood music. It seemed to be...

Here's a tweet that was brought to my attention this weekend: "Maybe I'm naive, but I don't give a lot of worry to gatekeepers. Books often get where they need to be anyway. Love wins, freedom spreads." The author of this tweet has a book that is about to be released. Just think for a moment about...