The Housewife Theologian

The White Horse Inn’s latest podcast, Scatterbrains , has been stirring up many reflections in this cluttered mind. Much of the conversation in the podcast was centered on ideas in the book, The Shallows , by Nicholas Carr. The internet is certainly changing the way that we get information. Is it...

The Barber Who Wanted to Pray , R.C. Sproul (Crossway, 2011) I so enjoyed reading this book with my son that I wanted to recommend it on my blog. It is as good of a read for the parent as it is for the child! The story begins with the setting of family devotion time. Mr. McFarland’s little girl,...

An Exposition of Hebrews , Arthur W. Pink (20 th printing, 2004, Baker Books) Consequently, when Christ came into the world, he said, “Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired, but a body you have prepared for me; in burnt offerings and sin offerings you have taken no pleasure. Then I said, ‘...

Same morning routine: clean this filthy kitchen! Papers flood the catch-all bins. Mail, children’s drawings, shopping lists, receipts—for a family that does so much paperless, we are still faithfully helping out the tree farmers. Once again, I spray my Clorox Anywhere, wiping and weeding through...

The City of God , Saint Augustine (Modern Library, 2000, originally written in 426) How do you love others? Are you generous with your time? Do you look for opportunities to serve? Do you really love others as much as you love yourself? What would that be like? How about pointing them to the...

Tim Fall submitted this article to me in a very timely fashion, as I have been drowning in my kid's sports schedule. All-Star softball is no joke! And my oldest, going into the 8th grade, gets to try out for the high school freshman volleyball team. So thank you, Tim, for this lovely article about...

[caption id="attachment_1231" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Husbee always comes through."] [/caption] Apparently being Matthew Byrd’s wife isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Let me explain. I was given the task to update our cellphones. Like a good little housewifey, I did my research to...

Do you get tired of marketing emails filling up your inbox? The unsolicited ones really bother me, but I don’t mind when Boden informs me of their 20% off sale. In fact, I get excited. When Athleta is adding more inventory to their clearance section, by all means let me know! My brother and I were...

Jesus Loves the Little Children , Daniel R. Hyde (Reformed Fellowship, 2006, 2012) The subtitle of this short book is, Why We Baptize Children . Here is a topic that I have not brought up on my blog because I know I have passionate readers from both sides of the issue. I certainly echo Dennis...

There seems to be an epidemic going around. Lately it seems that if I’m running out of writing material, all I have to do is go for a ride. Inevitably, I am appalled at yet another bad church sign. And I’m not looking for them—they find me! Usually, it’s when I’m on my way to church. On route to...