I joined the conversation on this week’s episode of the Council of Google Plus podcast to discuss such pedestrian issues as homosexuality, female pastors, submission in marriage, and human …
The Girl Empress is on Sale Now
If you are a frequent visitor to this blog, you probably know that I wrote a historical novel. If you are not a frequent visitor, I wrote a historical novel! …
5 Things Christians Can Learn from The Great British Bake Off
WARNING: The following might just be slightly satirical. Earlier this year, when I was feeling too awful to do anything but lay on the couch and watch Netflix, my mother …
Out of Egypt: My Four Years Working for a Foreign Government
“Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men…” – Colossians 3:23 (NASB) Since I began blogging in earnest, I have occasionally referred to …
When and How to Criticize an Elder
A few recent controversies have caused me to reconsider when and how we should criticize church elders – that is, pastors or overseers. As someone who often writes about theological …
How to Have Assurance of Salvation, According to the Apostle John
“How then can a man be just with God? Or how can he be clean who is born of woman?” (Job 25:4) Questions like this have been plaguing human beings …
The Reformation was a Tragedy
We haven’t hit the month of October yet, and already I have read so much about the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation that I would just assume be done …
Why Did God Make Me a Woman?
“Why did God make me a woman?” That question surely crossed the mind of my ancestor, Empress Matilda. She was one of two legitimate children of King Henry I of …
Taking a Break to Study Covenant Theology
Friends, As you might have noticed, I have been writing a lot about baptism recently. I have approached the issue from a number of angles. The last one I intend …
Council of Google Plus Podcast on Suffering
I was honored this week to appear on the Council of Google Plus podcast, which is part of the Bible Thumping Wingnut Network. We discussed the issue of suffering in …