The year was 2018 and I was standing in the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Jerusalem, my forearm clutched in the withering grasp of my husband's great aunt who was a Russian Orthodox nun living in the covenant there. We were standing in front of a small, but rather ornate crucifix decorating the back…
How Narration Could Save The Church
Those familiar with Charlotte Mason, a 19th-20th century British educator, will likely be familiar with the term narration as it was an integral part of the way she viewed education. For those unfamiliar, narration is the process by which one tells back what they have read or heard, either orally or in writing. In opposition…
Homeschool: Your Philosophy Matters More Than You Realize
Those familiar with homeschooling are aware that there is no end to the debate and discussion surrounding different philosophies of how education should function within our homes. Now that my eldest is approaching school age, I have spent a fair amount of time researching popular educational methodologies and their underlying philosophical assumptions. Through this process,…
Not My People: Race vs. Culture
Believers are not primarily black Christians or white Christians. We are Christians. Period. Every other descriptor is secondary.
The Rise of Racism in Some Reformed Circles
I was going to jump on here and rant about how ridiculous the rise of racism is among some in Reformed circles but then I remembered my pastor had already done the leg work. I'm going to link his article for anyone interested in all the reasons this movement is not only unbiblical but ungodly.…
Charlie Kirk and the Sin of Slander
I'll keep this short and sweet since I'm sure most of us have been inundated with news of the horrific murder of conservative and Christian Charlie Kirk, but I do think there's a lesson here to be learned for those of us in the church. I'm not the first and I won't be the last…
Evil is Kawaii: The Dark Side of Anime
Anime rose to popularity in the 1960s in both Japan and America, but up until the last 10 or 15 years (give or take), that popularity was largely relegated to the freaks, geeks, and nerds. I know because I was one of those freaks, geeks, and nerds. You could spot me and my clan of…
Echoes of Eternity: Coping with Miscarriage
I always thought this would happen to someone else, but never to me. Even now, in the aftermath of my first miscarriage, there's a surrealness to the whole thing. Surely, part of it is some built-in self-preservation, the abstraction of misfortune, the distancing of oneself from unsavory realities. Death, pain, loss--these things befall others. These…
Is Sincerity a Lost Virtue?
Recently, New Saint Andrews College in Moscow, Idaho dropped a recruitment video, enticing young men to join their academic ranks. For those who haven't seen it, I'll link it here. The video is fairly boilerplate in what you'd expect from Wilson and Friends. There's the nod to Christian Nationalism (a movement rife with exegetical error),…
Is this blog sinful?
Is this blog sinful? About a year ago, Allie Beth Stuckey asked a similar question of her podcast. Her question stemmed from 1 Timothy 2: if women are not permitted to teach or exercise authority over a man, then is it sinful for her to host her podcast? This question is obviously pertinent to this…
Bone of Bones 