Aimee Byrd's Blog, page 17

Art vs. Entertainment

Yesterday, I listened to an enlightening podcast from The White Horse Inn titled “God in the Gallery.”  Their guest, Daniel Siedell, is an art historian, professor, critic, and curator, and authored a book by the same title. I don’t know how many of you are into art history, but I love the topic. It is […]

Forces of Darkness?

Are we undermining the witness of the church if we participate in Halloween activities? Carl, Todd, and I discuss costumes, Ouija Boards, contextualization, Christian liberty, wisdom issues, and which rock stars that Carl thinks we resemble. Take a listen here.

Beneath Your Beautiful

So my daughter was playing a song in the car this week that made me think. It’s called, “Beneath Your Beautiful,” by UK artist Labrinth, featuring Emeli Sande. He is singing to a girl who seems to have it all together and opens with: You tell all the boys no Makes you feel good yeah […]

Why Doesn’t She?

I’m pleased to have a guest post today written by Persis Lorenti. She has some helpful thoughts from the Mortification of Spin episode of  the ‘not so subtle’ forms of domestic abuse. She also provides some helpful resources. My hope with that episode is to get a helpful conversation going in the church. I am thankful […]

Suck it Up and Be Thankful

Review & Giveaway: Rachel Jankovic, Fit To Burst (Canon Press, 2013) “Fit to burst” may actually be a description you would give to any mom of six children, right? I know that with three, I feel like every day can be a challenge to my sanity. Tony Reinke gave this book an interesting endorsement. Although […]

Intellectual Contest or Spiritual Battle?

I love moving through a book that makes me stop and think. K. Scott Oliphint’s Covenantal Apologetics has been that way for me. I’ve had some other projects going on, so I have been returning to this book in between. Reading through it is kind of like taking a course. There are so many papers […]

Christians Get Divorced Too

John Greco, Broken Vows: Divorce and the Goodness of God (Cruciform Press, 2013). My parents divorced when I was 15. In Malachi 2:16, we are reminded that God hates divorce (NKJV). I can totally resonate with the reasoning given, “For it covers one’s garment with violence.” Tearing apart what God has joined together is a […]

Mortification of Abuse

On today’s Mortification of Spin podcast Carl Trueman and Todd Pruitt invite me to discuss a topic that is widely ignored in the church, probably because it is so hard to handle: verbal abuse in marriage. This is really just the beginning of a conversation that I hope helps raise awareness in the church and […]

John Owen, Coffee, and Rollerblades

You haven’t lived until you’ve raced the mailman across six, one acre lots in Rollerblades. Seriously, it is my new thrill-seeking adventure. The thing is, my mailman is a bit lazy. He will not get out of his car to deliver a package if my dog is outside. I’m pretty sure it’s laziness, not fear. […]

What Should a Parishioner Know About Homiletics?

Should those of us who sit in the pews every Sunday morning bother to learn about homiletics? After all, it is a very fun word to say. It’s like a potato chip, you can’t say it just once. I dare you to try… But back to my question, if I know that I am never […]