Uncategorized

Fear and Trembling in the Postmodern World

Part One: Blitz Have you ever woken in terror at the sound of thunder? Yes, of course you have. In that moment between sleeping and waking, you imagine yourself under …

Uncategorized

Book Review: “Why Can’t We Be Friends?” by Aimee Byrd

NOTE: Throughout this review, quotes from Why Can’t We Be Friends? will be cited by simply placing the page number in parentheses. Quotations from other works, even if they occur …

Uncategorized

Friendship and the Pence Rule: Understanding Ezer

Hello again, everyone! Evidently, the rumors of my demise were somewhat exaggerated. I said I was stepping away from Christian writing, and I intend to hold to that. However, I …

Uncategorized

The Girl Empress Gets Thoroughly Mortified

I was recently honored to appear on the Mortification of Spin podcast and talk with my friend Aimee Byrd and frenemy Dr. Carl Trueman about my new historical novel, The …

Uncategorized

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! …

Uncategorized

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 …

Church / Society

What We Can Learn about Biblical Authority from Jane Eyre

I love Jane Eyre. It’s one of the few novels that I have revisited after completing the final pages. Whether it is a landmark achievement in the history of feminism …

Society

What is my Novel About? Here’s the Answer.

These days, I tend to get the same question time after time. “What is your novel about?” People ask this question after they learn that I have written a novel. …

Church

A Puritan Response to William P. Young’s New Book

Many of you may be familiar with the new movie titled The Shack, which is based upon William Paul Young’s novel of the same name. Depending on what circles you …

Church

“No Little Women”: An Awesome Book about Women in the Church, Written by an Awesome Person

Never before have I hawked another person’s book on this site, but I am about to make an exception. I commend to you the latest release by Aimee Byrd entitled …