The Bibliovore's Wife

Believe it or not, I had not heard of N. T. Wright before Husband and I started to talk in earnest and date. Since then, I haven't become as much of an avid reader as he has, but I have grown to appreciate the prolific and exegetical mind of this former Bishop of Durham. The first book I read by Wright was, last year, The Challenge of Jesus . I would love to share in this post some ways I immediately and later processed the material of the book. As a reminder, here's the general outline of this post: I will . . . Contextualize the author's writings as a whole (bibliography) Bring the author's major ideas to the present day Comment on major sections of the book, or important chapters, depending on organization Wright's Extensive Bibliography Thus far, one of the best Internet-based brief biographies of this not-yet-late bishop can be found here . Writing-related highlights include the fact that he spent a solid 20+ years reading without any significant scholarly outp...

One of my favorite pieces of my lifestyle, and of early childhood home education in general, is time spent outdoors with Child! I've written a few posts over at The Renaissance Biologist about it, but wanted to dive in this week into some more research and resources about how and why to spend more time outdoors and less time on screens. Outdoor Time The operating definition of outdoor time for this post, in line with almost all resources and research I've looked at, is time spent not indoors. Opening all the windows in the house doesn't count because there's a roof along with walls. However, going out under an umbrella or gazebo does count, because there are more windows than walls, and the minimal roof serves primarily to protect you from the elements. The Research Typically, I will go to PubMed as a better-filtered resource than Google Scholar, especially for specific research designs on more science-related topics. However, given this topic, I (correctly) guessed tha...

 As you probably know from reading the last few weeks of posts, my family (Husband and Child) has been in the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) for just over two years now. This branch of Anglicanism has three "streams" that intertwine like a braid to form a unique experience and theological "tent." A few weeks ago, I wrote a post exploring the  Anglo-Catholic stream , and one on the Reformed or Protestant stream . This week, I'd like to explore the third stream, Holiness or Pentecostal. As a disclaimer, this is the stream I know least about from personal experience, though not by much. Review of Anglicanism Two key aspects of Anglican prayer and practice are adherence to the 39 Articles of Religion and use of the Book of Common Prayer in individual, family, small group, and congregational devotions and worship. Past posts link to both resources, which are available in full text online. Why are these two so important? First, the 39 Articles combines both o...

If you're a parent, or know a parent, you've probably done some thinking at some point about why and how children turn out the way they do. In this post, I want to explore some facets of "nurture-based-on-nature" in the context of neurodivergent parent(s) living a Benedict-option life. Why did I choose the term "image"? As we are made in the image of God, so our children are made in our image. That is, to express the thought in this ancient near-Eastern (ANE) symbolism, images are sent to far-off and strategic or special places to represent that which they are the image of. Facet 1 - Parenting Styles: A Quick Overview In 20th and 21st century thought, parenting styles can be sorted into 4 major categories . Other styles (e.g., gentle parenting) can often be described as a variation on or combination of two of these four. Authoritative A synonym for this style is "firm modeling." These parents love their children and show it through boundaries (so...

As you might know, my family (Husband and Child) has been in the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) for about two years. This sort of Anglicanism has three "streams" that intertwine like a braid to form a unique experience and theological "tent." A few weeks ago, I wrote a post exploring the Anglo-Catholic stream . This week, I'd like to explore the Reformed or Protestant stream. Recall that all 3 streams of Anglicanism are present in each congregation in more or less unity, though in different amounts. Review of Anglicanism In terms of denominational lineage, the ACNA is split from the Episcopal Church-USA and the Anglican Church-Canada, breaking off due to its desire to take a conservative stance on performing non-heterosexual marriages and allowing non-heterosexual ordinations. Episcopalians are descendants from the Church of England (CoE)--denominations that have formed as a result of splitting from the CoE include Congregationalists, Baptists, and Meth...