The View From Her was recently included in a list of top 100 Christian marriage and relationship blogs by the Catholic Dating Sites Blog. First of all, thank you to Joseph Atkins, editor of the blog, for compiling such a comprehensive list of thoughtful and well-written sites that is a remarkable resource for marriage, singles,… Continue reading relationship resources
I can still remember my first introduction to Ray Bradbury. It was in high school, and we were assigned The Martian Chronicles in lit class. I read it straight through. Then, I took it home and introduced The Martian Chronicles to my Dad. He was a psychologist, and I asked him to read a selection… Continue reading remembering ray bradbury
Science fiction author Ray Bradbury died today at age 91. As one of my all-time favorite authors, I’m inspired to write about the incredible impact of his writing in my life – a post that will take considerably more time than I had today. So for now, here is a previously written post that I… Continue reading RIP Ray Bradbury
The Center For Church Communications is launching a cool new resource for churches called “OUTSPOKEN – Conversations on Church Communications.” The book, which releases this Thursday, Sept. 15 at Story in Chicago, features perspectives from more than 60 church communications pros. “Outspoken covers everything from general marketing to writing, outreach to design, leadership to websites,”… Continue reading outspoken
Some thoughts on the meaning of the cross from John Stott: “The essence of sin is man substituting himself for God, while the essence of salvation is God substituting himself for man. Man asserts himself against God and puts himself where only God deserves to be; God sacrifices himself for man and puts himself where… Continue reading Good Friday
Roundup of a few of this week’s favorite tweets and links. 3/4/11: And in life… RT @kennysilva On the economy: “Just because the tide is out doesn’t mean there’s any less water in the ocean.” Seth Godin 3/3/11: RT @dmlcentral: “Most people have been brainwashed into believing that their job is to copy edit the… Continue reading weekly tweet round-up
It took seven years, from its commissioning in 1604 to it publication in 1611, for a group of about 50 men to translate Greek and Hebrew texts into what we now know as the King James Bible. The New York Times recently wrote about the significance of this translation on its 400th birthday: “It’s barely… Continue reading The KJV turns 400
I’m very proud to let you know that my sister has recently started a new blog called Lawless Grace. She’s passionate and really knows her Bible. We don’t always agree on all points, but we do agree that we love wrestling with theological ideas. As pesky younger sister I’m compelled to point out that she… Continue reading lawless grace
Roundup of a few of this week’s favorite tweets and links. 4/7: I just put my bathrobe on backwards and – voila! Instant Snuggie! Confirmed: Obama authorizes assassination of U.S. citizen, no due process/evidence/defense involved. http://bit.ly/cqO8gB [A truly disturbing article.] A single gal’s fav verse- RT @DavidHFoster: Many a man claims to have unfailing love,… Continue reading weekly tweet roundup
One of the most beautiful expressions of the Bible story is John Milton’s Paradise Lost. On this Good Friday and Easter weekend I am moved by the conversation which may have taken place when God the Father acknowledges before all of Heaven that Satan will certainly tempt Adam and Eve to fall, and considers the… Continue reading “account me man”
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