Category Archives: books

Mind Control: The More You Read and Question, the Less It Happens

Posted on May 15, 2018 by This Woman Writes

It’s easier to sit through a mindless movie than slog through a bad book. After all, most movies and TV shows demand little active brain involvement, so it’s possible (desirable, actually, from the perspective of the Media Myth Makers) to … Continue reading →

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Why It’s Important for Christians to READ

Posted on April 22, 2015 by This Woman Writes

Our little library is literally just that — quite little — but it has a generous attitude toward ordering inter-library loan books for patrons, and our family must use up a good portion of their budget each year. We read … Continue reading →

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Sleeping Christians

Posted on July 14, 2014 by This Woman Writes

The Bible talks a lot about being awake, and all Christians like to think that they are so: “Oh, yes — I’m awake all right to the evils of the world around me!” Quite honestly, as much as we would like to … Continue reading →

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Do We Really Need Prayer in Public Schools?

Posted on July 9, 2014 by This Woman Writes

Christians, like all humans, fuss about things, and a central fussing point of the last many years is prayer in schools. “Our country is falling apart because we no longer have prayer in schools,” people say. emphasizing the point with … Continue reading →

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Lonesome Barn: The Story of this Painting

Posted on July 1, 2014 by This Woman Writes

The story of the painting, Lonesome Barn, by Steve Henderson at Start Your Week with Steve: Big Sky Country is not limited to the state of Montana. Many parts of the Pacific Northwest, including huge swathes of eastern Oregon and … Continue reading →

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Be Wary of Near Death Experience Stories

Posted on June 30, 2014 by This Woman Writes

“Did you read the book?” “Nope.” “See the movie?” “Nope.” “Then what makes you think you can have an opinion on the matter?” I grew up in a family of scientists, where not having a PhD in a discipline (and most … Continue reading →

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Complicating Christianity

Posted on June 27, 2014 by This Woman Writes

I’ll be the first to admit that I make things too complicated, and as an astute and thoughtful reader wrote me about a recent article, The Kingdom of Heaven — How Do We Get There?, “Isn’t it enough just to believe?” … Continue reading →

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Shades of Turquoise — The Story of This Painting

Posted on May 13, 2014 by This Woman Writes

The story of the painting, Shades of Turquoise, by Steve Henderson at Start Your Week with Steve: It was not a dark and stormy night, but rather a brisk October afternoon in Oregon’s Wallowa Mountains when Steve, son Jordan, and two … Continue reading →

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What “Should” Your Child Be Reading?

Posted on February 13, 2014 by This Woman Writes

I grew up in a household of books, and given that there were five kids and two parents with widely divergent interests — from molecular biology to Bobby Sherman, the singing heartthrob — there was no end of variety. As … Continue reading →

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The Problem with U.S. History

Posted on January 23, 2014 by This Woman Writes

In 20 years of homeschooling, we never did find the ultimate resource for teaching U.S. History. We knew we didn’t want textbooks similar to what we had endured in our own public school childhoods: the end result of carrying around … Continue reading →