Category Archives: devotional

Other Humans Are Not Our Servants

Posted on March 27, 2015 by This Woman Writes

It is a universal truth that people who like the Jane Austen book, Pride and Prejudice, frequently go beyond mere “like” to excessive admiration. One of my own daughters is just such a fan, revisiting the story in book, movie, … Continue reading →

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What Brave Looks Like

Posted on March 25, 2015 by This Woman Writes

We live in a world that worships movies. And while many Christians would swear up and down that they worship nothing but God and have no idols, honest people stop and admit that popular mass media affects, generally in a … Continue reading →

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Dear God: Why Is Nothing Happening?

Posted on March 20, 2015 by This Woman Writes

It’s not peculiar that we humans are reassured by knowing we’re not the only ones going through something. The Internet –in which people are able, at least for now, to express themselves beyond writing a newspaper Letter to the Editor … Continue reading →

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Breathing the Same Air as God

Posted on March 19, 2015 by This Woman Writes

In our latter days of church attendance, we encountered the Michael W. Smith song, “Breathe,” in which the lyrics state, “This is the air I breathe. “This is the air I breathe. “Your holy presence living in me.” The chorus … Continue reading →

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The Perfect Will of God

Posted on March 11, 2015 by This Woman Writes

The Perfect Will of God — have you heard of it? While the Bible mentions God’s will, and that it’s perfect, the 21st century establishment definition of The Perfect Will of God really isn’t in the Bible, although many of … Continue reading →

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Desperately Trying to Fit in

Posted on March 4, 2015 by This Woman Writes

I spent far too much time, as a child, desperately trying to fit in. It’s understandable, given that our school system — like our corporate office culture — is designed to homogenize people, reducing everyone’s individuality to a standardization of … Continue reading →

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Christians: We Are Family, Not Employees

Posted on February 20, 2015 by This Woman Writes

Once a month or so I pass by this church with a dreadful LED sign: “COME TO ME!” it blares in red, “AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST! “MORNING WORSHIP SERVICE 11:00 A.M. “ADULT & CHLDRNS STUDYTIME 9:30 A.M.” For … Continue reading →

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Does It Matter, The Clothes We Wear?

Posted on February 13, 2015 by This Woman Writes

There’s something about three-piece suits that seems so civilized. Think of the average James Bond movie, in which all sorts of people are shot and blown up — the bad guys, that is — and James remains unruffled, dignified, and full … Continue reading →

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The Lies We’re Told

Posted on February 6, 2015 by This Woman Writes

It’s no surprise that we’re lied to all the time. Anyone who follows politics in any manner at all readily acknowledges that politicians lie. And businessmen lie. And mass media magnates lie. And iconic religious celebrities lie. All sorts of … Continue reading →

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Blind Obedience

Posted on February 4, 2015 by This Woman Writes

Years ago, a woman proudly described to me what her husband had said about her: “He said I was very strong-willed,” she commented, “and that I needed to be more obedient.” After figuring out that she wasn’t referring to the … Continue reading →