The Housewife Theologian

Exercise. What thoughts come to your mind when I say this word? Duty? Guilt? Pain? How about excitement? I know I have some active readers who enjoy exercise. But do you always? Sometimes I have to talk myself into changing my clothes and training. What am I training for? Mainly just to maintain...

The apostle Paul quotes a well-known proverb derived from a Greek comedy in 1 Corinthians 15:33. I like the NIV translation of it, “Do not be misled: ‘Bad company corrupts good character.’” Did you ever consider that you may be your own worst company? Paul Tripp repeats a line several times in his...

Currently I am reading through Paul Tripp’s latest book, Dangerous Calling . It is a diagnostic book about the anemic culture surrounding the pastorate. The marketing for this book piqued my interest. While it is targeted mainly for pastors, it also invites anyone who is concerned with a healthier...

So at my last Book Review Club , my friend Dana starts her review by saying she picked her book on Anne Frank from the book mobile that makes Friday stops in her neighborhood. We’re not very polite in Book Review Club. No one can formally give a review without being rudely interrupted a kabillion...

The Secret Thought of an Unlikely Convert, Rosaria Champagne Butterfield (Crown & Covenant, 2012) “How our lives bear the fruit of Christ’s spilled blood is important” (ix). In her book, Rosaria Champagne Butterfield gives a testimony that truly glorifies our sovereign, loving, living God. I...

I have a question for you guys—well, it’s actually more like a question that leads to a lot more questions. As I was reading When Your Husband is Addicted to Pornography , this pesky question was swarming around my thoughts and I couldn’t swat it away. I don’t really have an answer, so I want to...

As promised, here is my interview with Vicki Tiede. I would like to take this opportunity to thank her for graciously going along with my idea to wait for questions from my readers. That did not give her much time to work on a response. But as you will see, she put much care into answering your...

When Your Husband is Addicted to Pornography , Vicki Tiede (New Growth Press, 2012) I saw that Tim Challies has highlighted that Vicki Tiede's book is available for free today on Kindle. I posted this review when it was first published two years ago and thought it would be a good idea to repost...

In Search of the City on a Hill , Richard M. Gamble, (Continuum, 2012) Do you believe that America is the “city on a hill” that Christ was referring to in his Sermon on the Mount? Are there more than one of these cities? Was Jesus talking about a civil nation at all, or was this a metaphor of the...

Train up a husband in the way that he should go, And when he matures, you get the credit. Oh wait, that’s not how the verse goes? Are you sure? Because sometimes I think that well-intentioned wives operate from this mantra. I’m not sure if it all started with the changes the Industrial Revolution...