Steel Will by Shilo Harris with Robin Overby Cox: A Book Review In this gritty memoir, Shilo Harris has gone beyond a mere re-telling of the events surrounding the catastrophic injuries sustained during his second deployment in Iraq. In it, he makes a case for U.S. citizens, and especially Christians, to find meaningful involvement in caring for… Continue reading . . . Honor to Whom Honor
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Family Tension and Reconciliation — Amish Style
The River by Beverly Lewis: A Book Review Beverly Lewis transports her readers to the world of her Amish characters where everyone wakes up in the cozy bedroom of a sunny farmhouse with birdsong and the smell of bacon in the air. The dinner tables are set with fresh-baked bread and a hearty dinner that surely includes gravy and mashed potatoes,… Continue reading Family Tension and Reconciliation — Amish Style
Mortification of Sin: A Gift of the Spirit
The delightful community at The Loft has posed a question: What would you tell your past self, and I'm sharing my musings here based on The Mortification of Sin by John Owen, a Puritan theologian who wrote this entire book based on one verse, Romans 8:13, and putting forth one huge directive: Be killing sin, or it… Continue reading Mortification of Sin: A Gift of the Spirit
When Are Children Ready for John Owen?
It 's an occupational hazard, I suppose -- twenty years of child-rearing and almost twice that of standing in front of random groupings of kids and teens in hopes of teaching them something from the Bible. It's no wonder, then, that when I want to make sure I understand something, I imagine communicating it to children. … Continue reading When Are Children Ready for John Owen?
Harvest: More Thoughts from the Garden
A God-Infused Life
Monk Habits for Everyday People by Dennis Okholm: A Book Review I get it! A habit: a piece of clothing worn by a member of a religious group; a usual way of behaving; something that a person does often in a regular and repeated way. "Everyday people" need not wear the habit, but we can… Continue reading A God-Infused Life
Consequences Trump Intentions
A Book Review: Same-Sex Marriage by Sean McDowell and John Stonestreet If Siskel and Ebert could ever have agreed on a movie to watch together, and then have agreed in their enjoyment of the movie and let the world be privy to their discussion of that movie, it might have sounded a bit like McDowell… Continue reading Consequences Trump Intentions
There’s More to this Book than Its Bright Orange Cover!
When I began hearing about The Ride of Your Life by Mike Howerton, I confess that it sounded like a guy-version of the mommy-blog: "I was folding laundry this afternoon, when I just happened to think of I John 1:9 . . ." Who knew that, without even straining the metaphor, there could be lessons about riding a bike that would apply to establishing margins… Continue reading There’s More to this Book than Its Bright Orange Cover!
Who Is This Man?
Matt Mikalatos, author of The First Time We Saw Him (TFTWSH), was clearly raised as a "church brat." This is an affectionate term in my home, since my husband and I are in the process of raising four of them, the eldest of whom has gone out and married a female of the species. It… Continue reading Who Is This Man?
An Open Letter to My First Mentor
Happy Birthday, Joanne! Do people in heaven celebrate birthdays? Probably not, but more important for you (and tragic for me) is that this is the tenth time you have celebrated a birthday in heaven. Another thing I'm not absolutely clear on is whether you are aware of this birthday greeting; whether you are privy to some of the… Continue reading An Open Letter to My First Mentor
Living Our Days 