“The question is not whether or not our children sin later in life. The question is, do we have a biblical obligation to train them before they leave home? Is there any biblical validity to the idea that Christian parents should allow their children to experiment with ungodliness?” (pg. 18)  As the mom of a young child, the years …
Book Review: Passionate Housewives Desperate for God
“Real women need to know that being helpers to their husbands, raising godly children, and properly managing their homes takes real work, but the rich reward a woman receives by diligently tending to the ways of her household is well worth the effort.” (pg. xxi, from the Preface) Â In their book, Passionate Housewives Desperate for God, that is exactly …
Spring Reading Thing 2009
I have seen posts about, and links to Katrina’s Spring Reading Thing in the past, but I’m usually a little too late to join in the fun. Although I did not realize that spring was upon us (with the way the newscasters here are super excited about the first 90-degree day of the year – you’d think we were well on …
Book Review: Christian Modesty and the Public Undressing of America
It is no secret that modesty is one of my “pet†issues – my proverbial soapbox. And, it will probably come as no surprise that a book on that topic has been on my Amazon wish list for months. But, I was only recently able to get my hands on it! Christian Modesty and the Public Undressing of America, by …
Book Review: Do Hard Things
I tend to have high standards and high expectations – both for myself and for those around me. And, I have been told that my standards are too high, and my expectations are unreasonable. Maybe they are. Or, maybe society’s expectations are too low… When I first heard about Alex and Brett Harris’ book Do Hard Things, I was intrigued. …