I’ve resisted using Twitter, essentially because the world is already too full of narcissistic ways to give “too-much-information.” (There’s a lot of truth to this.) However…
Piper’s recent statements regarding boasting and self-pity have convinced me that saying something spiritually significant in 140 characters or less can actually be a profitable exercise, both to help me [...]

Announcing a new blog, Religion in America, and describing how I built the site using WordPress.

It’s undeniable that technology brings with it many wonderful conveniences and opportunities. But has technology really improved our lives? This is a question we discuss in some of my French classes when we read francophone literature that bemoans the changes to traditionally simple lifestyles where Western civilization enters and becomes dominant.
When I think about how [...]

If you’re interested in the history of religion in America you should check out mine and Lincoln Mullen’s new collaborative blog Religion in America. We hope to use the blog to post book reviews, historiographical essays, and photo tours of historical sites. We’d value your input!
Both Lincoln and I have graduated from Bob Jones University and [...]

Today we will be celebrating my husband’s mother’s 81st birthday later on this afternoon.
Here is a picture of her as a young woman:

With Jim’s dad, I think during their dating days:

I love that picture — looks like it is from a 1940s movie.
From her 50th wedding anniversary a few years ago:

Several weeks ago at Jason’s [...]

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…as long as they understand from Scripture that the lost do not and cannot seek after God and that God is the great Seeker of the lost (Rom 3:11; Luke 19:10).

Jientje at Heaven Is In Belgium hosts A  Thousand Words In Idioms wherein she asks participants to illustrate an idiom with a photo. I’ve seen a few other friends participating in this an thought it looked like fun, but each week I would either forget or not have time. But I had been thinking of [...]