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2 months ago | 
bethfelkerjones.substack.com | Beth Jones
Fellow Pilgrims,Today’s post is an interview with my friend Jeffrey Barbeau about his brand new book, The Last Romantic: C. S. Lewis, English Literature, and Modern Theology. So many of us have been shaped by C.S. Lewis, and I’m excited to share this interview and book with you. The book releases TOMORROW with Intervarsity Press, and you can grab your preorder today!Jeffrey W. Barbeau (PhD, Marquette University) is professor of theology at Wheaton College.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
bethfelkerjones.substack.com | Beth Jones
Fellow Pilgrims,Today, in the U.S., we celebrate the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Junior. In the title of today’s post, I’ve quoted from his 1964 Nobel Prize acceptance speech:“I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality.
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Jan 5, 2025 | 
bethfelkerjones.substack.com | Beth Jones
Fellow Pilgrims,Happy New Year! 2024 was a great year at Church Blogmatics. We’ve grown to a community of almost 6000 subscribers and hit a milestone — 1 million views. In 2025, I look forward to continuing to walk the pilgrim way with you. What are you looking forward to in 2025? What topics would you like to see covered at Church Blogmatics this year? What matters of faith are on your heart and mind? Comments on today’s post are open to all, so please drop a comment and share your thoughts.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
bethfelkerjones.substack.com | Beth Jones
Fellow Pilgrims,I got to talk with Camden Morgante about her new book Recovering from Purity Culture. Today’s post is an interview with Camden Morgante about Dr. Camden Morgante is a licensed clinical psychologist who owns a private therapy practice. She is a writer, speaker, and coach on purity culture recovery, egalitarianism, and faith reconstruction. She lives in Knoxville, Tennessee with her husband and their daughter and son. Learn more about Camden on her website.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
bethfelkerjones.substack.com | Jason Byassee |Beth Jones |Michael Bird
Fellow Pilgrims,I’m a little giddy. Eerdmans currently has their entire kindle list at deep sale prices, and I’ve curated some of the best of the sale, chosen from among the books priced at $3.99. That’s right, you can grab THREE of these for twelve bucks. I’m sure I should have whittled this list down further, but I couldn’t do it. There’s a ton of great stuff on sale that I haven’t been able to highlight below, so be sure to check out the whole sale here. Craig S.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
bethfelkerjones.substack.com | Beth Jones
Fellow Pilgrims,I’m sending this post outside of my usual schedule to share a learning opportunity I’m really excited about. We all want to grow spiritually and emotionally, but we sometimes feel stuck. Maybe we long for a deeper connection with God and others? Or want to help those reeling in mental health crises? This is why I’m participating in the Attaching to God Online Summit. The goal for this event is to help us connect to God’s love, in order to connect that love to a world in crisis.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
bethfelkerjones.substack.com | Beth Jones
Fellow Pilgrims,Some of you know Dwight, my #theologycat. Today, he is trying to herd some of his colleagues. It’s difficult work, but some cat has to do it. Supporting subscribers receive the following benefits:- backstage pass posts, only for supporting subscribers- discounts on ticketed events- access to commenting- my hearty thanks for your support of my work!Q: What is the chief end of cats?
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
bethfelkerjones.substack.com | Beth Jones
Fellow Pilgrims,There’s a lot of buzz about The Widening of God’s Mercy: Sexuality Within the Biblical Story, by Christopher B. Hays and Richard B. Hays. I’m here to express my appreciation for Hays and Hays for continuing to draw our attention to the rich and beautiful story of God’s mercy. And I’m here to complain about a thing in the book I find baffling and deeply problematic. Charles Sharp, Panther Chameleon, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Sep 9, 2024 | 
bethfelkerjones.substack.com | Beth Jones
Fellow Pilgrims,I’m a fan of Game of Thrones. I respect that you may not be. There’s a lot of brutality there, and we all have to discern what we do and don’t want to read and watch. I think that the brutality in the Game of Thrones universe helps to see the painful truth of life in a world of sin. For example, if you want to understand patriarchy, watch the first two episodes of House of the Dragon.
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Aug 19, 2024 | 
bethfelkerjones.substack.com | Ian McEwan |Kazuo Ishiguro |Tess Gunty |Beth Jones
Fellow Pilgrims,I wasn’t over the moon about the recent New York Times list of the 100 best books of the century. Too many repeated authors (surely once is enough to appear on a list like this), too many things with literary buzz that nobody actually enjoyed. (If you’re behind a NYT paywall, here’s the list, rearranged, at Goodreads). But I do love books and book recommendations. I love to know who loves what books and why.
