The Housewife Theologian

Think of someone in your life that you revere as strong. They may be someone you would like to emulate; someone who seems to face each circumstance in their life with courage and vitality; someone who you may not even pray for much because, well, they’re strong. I received a prayer request from a...

Maria Lin, “The Hidden Cost of Counterfeit Goods.” Real Simple May 2012: p.146 The Confessions , Augustine, Translated and Edited by Philip Burton (Alfred Knopf, 2001) Counterfeit Gods , Tim Keller (Dutton, 2009) I was reading my Real Simple magazine the other day and found this very short article...

My husband decided to clean out the attic the other day. After eight years of living here, all three lights finally burned out in the master bedroom ceiling fan. However the glass plate is set on there in such a way that we weren’t sure how to remove it. Proudly, Matt went to the attic where he has...

The Two Fears , Chris Poblete (CruciformPress, 2012) In this book, Chris Poblete sets out to recover the proper fear of God, pushing back against the “God is my homeboy” crassness of our day and the mild, pushover God that understands we are doing our best. Something he says about a quarter of the...

I clean up pretty good. By this I mean that I am somewhat skilled in accentuating my better traits, while cleverly distracting people from my faults. Frizzy hair? There’s a product for that. I remember an acquaintance once complementing me that I can pull off wearing funky scarves in my hair in...

Kindle and I had our first date this morning. What a letdown! It was the kind of date where you feel compelled to kiss and tell. First of all, I love real books, so I knew that Kindle was going to be inferior. I knew I would miss holding my book with a cradled bend in its pages, perfectly spooned...

On Paradise Drive , David Brooks (Simon & Schuster, 2004) It’s been a busy weekend. This Saturday we had opening ceremonies for my daughter’s softball and my son’s rookie league baseball teams. After that, of course, they had back-to-back games. Then it was off to get ready for the small group...

I was about to make some supper the other day and needed to find the right mood music. It seemed to be a Beatles kind of day, and I happen to have a pretty good Beatles playlist. So I went about chopping my garlic and doing my best Ringo-head-bop. That’s when Nowhere Man came on…what a sad song! He...

Modern Reformation Magazine , Vol. 21/No.2/March-April 2012 I never thought I’d say this, But Modern Reformation shocked me with it’s totally hip new makeover. I love the clever size and newsprint-feel of the paper. This month’s issue is replete with “exit-interviews” of those who have left the...

Have you ever lost a considerable amount of weight? I grew up in a fitness-oriented family and took for granted the physical lifestyle we lived. Our garage was converted into an “exercise room.” My dad taught Martial Arts; my mom taught aerobics. On vacations, dad would post a sit-up and push-up...