Yesterday Jen Taylor Johnson posted a great article at the Christian Standard, calling out Bible publishers who keep creating repackaged versions so we’ll keep buying. “…I see it as one more indicator of American Christianity’s consumer mind-set. A simple study Bible in a reliable translation is not enough? We need the ‘Personalized Promise Bible’ that… Continue reading buying a brand
Science claims to have found the reason women are more “talkative” than men. Apparently, the female brain has higher levels of a protein called FOXP2, which is linked with verbal communication. (It’s so cute how they managed to work the word “fox” into this biological protein. Who says scientists have no sense of humor?) Anyway,… Continue reading why women talk more
A day or two ago I got an email from Amazon reminding me 1) that Valentines’ Day is almost here, and 2) suggesting I “celebrate the holiday with the gift of a great book” from their Valentine’s Day store. Oh Amazon, you’re usually so right-on with your book recommendations that pique my interest and lure… Continue reading valentine reads
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
An epic story, according to Merriam Webster, is one that “extends beyond the usual or ordinary in size or scope.” In movies, an epic story almost always spans multiple countries, cultures and people, and lives across generations. I work at a church with an epic story. Eastside started in 1962, and celebrated its 50th anniversary… Continue reading writing an epic story
In just less than a week, we’ll go to the polls to vote. And every election good Christians bemoan the fact that voting seems to end up a choice between “the lesser of two evils.” To which I say: Then you must go vote for less evil. As Christians, I’ll go so far as to… Continue reading go vote
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 There are times in our lives when we struggle along the journey as we… Continue reading perfect strength
There are some things in life I just get backwards. I sometimes doubt honest people. Worse, I sometimes trust dishonest people. Things like lettuce and broccoli and bran are good for you, while pizza and donuts and chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream are bad for you. That’s so totally backwards. I used to think… Continue reading about tithing
This weekend we were fortunate to have Jodi Hickerson as a guest speaker at Eastside. She had an amazing message on the topic of rejection, and the security of God’s unfailing love (you can listen to it online here). In it, she referred to John’s Gospel, where John declines to identify himself by name, but… Continue reading the disciple Jesus loved
My Dad would totally tweet. And he would have been a terrific blogger. He was a child psychologist most of his life, and told hilarious stories about unconventional treatments. He loved words and he loved to write. He could never pass up a good pun (or a bad one). He would have loved the challenge… Continue reading thinking of Dad
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