Humanities is representing well in our overseas programs!

Candid photos of my husband and me at the David Brooks salon. Apparently I’m finding the Biola Faculty very funny!

Cultural Christians? Christ-curious? Future saints and martyrs? ‘Wouldn’t It Be Funny if We Tricked a Bunch of People into Going to Church?’ - Christianity Today christianitytoday.com/2025/08/michel…

New book released today. 👇🏼

"If we stop producing people who are trained or educated to help undergraduates understand the most important things thought or written or painted in human history,” the renowned philosopher Robert Pippin said, “we might not be able to recover that.” 🎯

Professors say the darndest things 😅 Brazos Fellows (Paul Gutacker) just sent me this drawing that Emma Cann did at an event where I spoke in 2022—brazosfellowsblog.wordpress.com

No idea how or why this display appeared on my office computer, but it’s proof that God loves me

My new TAs this year—get ready for a ton of beautiful true GREAT BOOKS content to be coming from Pepperdine University thanks to these students!

If Philosophy makes people better thinkers... If Literature makes people more innovative and empathetic... If History makes people more humble and aware... What happens when you combine all three in GREAT BOOKS? theconversation.com/studying-philo…

Trying a new tactic in my great books seminar this fall. Each class period, three students present 5-7 pg essays on that day's passages at the start of class. Their questions and theses start our conversation. They receive feedback after each submission.

Discussed Genesis 1:26-2:25 in dialogue with Milton's account of the creation of Adam and Eve today. "both Not equal, as their sex not equal seem’d; For contemplation he and valor form’d, For softness she and sweet attractive Grace, He for God only, she for God in him: ..."

First day of school tradition—ice cream

“I needed to find a different way to be a Christian.” It's hard to read about the hurt, but I'm so glad when women find their voice. sojo.net/articles/cultu…

I'm such an eternal optimist. I'm over here throwing star fish back into the ocean one by one and waving at people to come join me! It matters to that one. And that one. And that one...

I've been teaching 21 years but just started at Pepperdine. So I had to submit for TENURE. I turned in ALL the things today! Woohoo! The reality is that I'd do everything I do with or without a job.

#scandalofholiness is still one of my best books— thriftbooks.com/w/the-scandal-…

By popular request, here are my book recommendations on how I changed my mind about women's roles in ministry. I also address the "slippery slope" argument. #bestbooks #torahtuesday youtube.com/watch?v=cgoKLo…

Drafting the final chapter of Twice Rebels on Mother Maria Skobtsova. If you have never heard of her, start learning now. What a beautiful saint of Christ!

A huge thank you to Jessica Hooten Wilson and Zondervan Reflective for sharing an excerpt of my book Undaunted Joy in her Substack! I love this short tender story about a holy moment in my neighborhood. jessicahootenwilson.substack.com/p/inside-peek-…

I first learned of Maria in 2017, and I always planned to write something on her eventually. Grateful for the opportunity now. Listen to Rowan Williams on her here. youtube.com/watch?v=LZ29PP…