The Housewife Theologian

Finally, I get to enjoy my first “real” spring morning of the year. A couple of weeks ago, I thought spring was ushered in. We saw daffodils and other early spring blooms. The robins have appeared. I quickly ordered new flip-flops and shorts for the kids. Baseball practices began. We were given...

In my last article, I considered the fitness of Christ in His ability to bear the cross with patient endurance, along with how we are exhorted in Hebrews 12:1 to run the race set before us with endurance. The Christian life requires fitness. At the end of the race, I want to be proved qualified...

The Evil of Evils , by Jeremiah Burroughs (Soli Deo Gloria, 1992 [first published 1654]) Oh, you heavens! How could you behold such a spectacle as this was? How was the earth able to bear it? Truly, neither heaven nor earth was able, for the Scripture says that the sun withdrew its light and was...

We are currently studying the doctrine of Christ in my Sunday School class. I’ve been reflecting for a couple of weeks now about one of our homework questions. The text: Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so...

Since it's Holy Week, I thought it would be good to use a related theological term for our Word of the Week. This definition comes from Michael Horton's The Christian Faith : Penal Substitution : Jesus Christ's sacrifice was the payment of a debt to divine justice as a substitute for his people...

Spurgeon’s Sermons, Vol. 1&2, Christ Crucified , Charles Haddon Spurgeon (Baker Books, second printing, 1999) I confess I have a shelf in my head for everything now. Whatever I read I know where to put it; whatever I learn I know where to stow it away. Once when I read books, I put all my...

[caption id="attachment_124" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="Is coffee talk on the endangered list?"] [/caption] Have you ever received a picture of a cup of coffee, or cocktail on your Facebook page? Yesterday I was sent a virtual fortune cookie to open. I know that I have been guilty of...

The Next Story , by Tim Challies (Zondervan, 2011) The subtitle of this book is Life and Faith after the Digital Explosion . In my new experiences as a blogger (freshman, to say the least) I have had many thoughts on this very topic. My next post will be an article I wrote a couple of weeks ago on...

I can hardly bear the tattling any longer. The second I correct one of my children, they try to nail their brother or sister for a related offense. It is wearing me down. Why do my children want to throw each other under the bus so callously? They take no thought of how ugly they’re revealing...

Schadenfreude: (shäd’n-froi’də) a compound German word (lit. “damage-joy"). It refers to malicious joy in the misfortunes of others . From “schaden”– damage, harm, injury + “freude”– joy. This week's word was provided to us by Steve Cornell. Check out his post on Social Cannibalism: http://...