Church / Society

What I Learned about Scripture from Gardening

Three years ago, my husband and I moved from our urban setting near Washington, D.C. to a decidedly suburban environment in Ohio. This brought about a number of changes in …

Church

“I Do Not Allow a Woman to Teach”

The Honorable Joseph Turner, youth pastor extraordinaire and reader of this blog, has asked me if I intend to write about women in the church. Well, as a woman in …

Church / Society

B.B. Warfield in Dayton

When it comes to the history of Dayton, Ohio, my home for the past three years, there is pretty much one name that you need to know: Wright, as in …

Society

“The Chronicle of Maud: Fracture” Awaits Your Vote On Kindle Scout

Yes, it’s true: I wrote a novel. In fact, it is the first in a series of three novels that tell the life story of Empress Maud of England, also …

Church

Which Gender is God?

I remember one day when I was growing up, I was riding in the family minivan. My mom pointed to a bumper sticker on the car in front of us …

State

Meanwhile in Romania…

While most people in the United States are fixated on the war of words between the executive and judicial branches of our federal government, there is another such battle taking …

Church

Exploring 1 Timothy – Common Confession

What does it mean to confess something? There are two possible answers. Either you are 1) admitting that you did something wrong, or 2) stating that you believe something. Scripture …

State

France’s Crazy Presidential Election (or, The French Disconnection)

While the UK is undergoing a protracted exit from the European Union and the US is attempting to come to terms with the ascension of Donald Trump to the presidency, …

Church

Exploring 1 Timothy – Above Reproach

When he was writing to Timothy, the Apostle Paul made a point of emphasizing the requirements for becoming an overseer – that is, a pastor or elder. It is a …

Church

Exploring 1 Timothy – The Invisible God

At one point in his first letter to Timothy, the Apostle Paul breaks into a kind of benediction: “Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor …