Category Archives: Family

Is Jesus the (American) Way, Truth, and Life?

Posted on March 10, 2016 by This Woman Writes

It is not easy to live life on this planet. Most normal, ordinary human beings simply want to live — to love their family, feed that family, have time to be with and enjoy that family and their friends. But … Continue reading →

Posted in acceptance, Christian, Culture, Faith, Family, home, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, money, religion, spirituality, Uncategorized | Tagged business, Christianity, Jesus, success | 11 Comments

Illiterate American Christianity

Posted on March 7, 2016 by This Woman Writes

There is a religious ditty that, once you hear it, sticks in your mind forever: Read your Bible pray every day, pray every day, pray every day Read your Bible pray every day And you’ll grow, grow, grow. And, because people … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian, church, Daily Life, Education, Faith, Family, home, Life, Lifestyle, reading, religion, Uncategorized | Tagged Bible, Christian, literate, read | 11 Comments

The Freedom to Celebrate — Or Not Bother With — Easter

Posted on March 3, 2016 by This Woman Writes

Freedom is one of those words we wax eloquent about, whether we’re singing a patriotic hymn or weeping through a religious event at a football stadium, but when it comes to actually experiencing it, or demanding the reality of what freedom promises, … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian, church, Faith, Family, God, holiday, home, Life, Lifestyle, religion, spirituality, Uncategorized | Tagged celebrate, Christian, church, Easter, freedom, rules | 2 Comments

Why Your Life on This Planet Means Something

Posted on February 27, 2016 by This Woman Writes

All human beings like to feel that we have a reason for existing. It’s not narcissistic: created in the image of a creative God, we have it in us — in our genes, in our DNA, in our soul, in our … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian, Daily Life, Encouragement, Faith, Family, God, home, Life, Lifestyle, Relationships, religion, spirituality, Uncategorized | Tagged Christian, goats, God, life, meaning, ordinary people, sheep | 17 Comments

Are People Who Leave Church “Prideful”?

Posted on February 22, 2016 by This Woman Writes

As more and more people opt to exit the conventional, weekly church model, notice is taken. At the moment, it’s little blogger types like me who speak against little blogger types like me because the big guys, the leaders that Christians put into … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian, church, Current Events, Faith, Family, God, home, Life, Lifestyle, Politics, religion, spirituality, Uncategorized | Tagged blog, Christian, church, election, job, vote | 2 Comments

Attack and Kill-Style Christianity

Posted on February 15, 2016 by This Woman Writes

No matter how much TV we watch, Facebook we follow, or YouTubes of inane music videos we ingest — in other words, no matter what our level of apathy and willingness to allow others to control our minds — we … Continue reading →

Posted in children, Christian, Faith, Family, home, Life, Lifestyle, religion, spirituality, Uncategorized | Tagged Christianity, church, God, question | 10 Comments

How Influential Is the Christian Vote?

Posted on February 8, 2016 by This Woman Writes

Most of my information on the 2016 U.S. presidential election comes from my spam file, and I keep up with events in the two minutes it takes me to clear the detritus each day. One recent headline brayed, “Christian Evangelical … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian, church, Current Events, Faith, Family, God, home, Life, Lifestyle, Politics, religion, Uncategorized | Tagged Christian, church, evangelical, influence, leader, ordinary, political, power, presidential election, vote | Leave a comment

A Woman’s Role in Church — What Is It, Anyway?

Posted on February 1, 2016 by This Woman Writes

Relationships between men and women spark conversation and controversy, and if you want to get a good argument started, ask the question, “What is the woman’s role in church?” Not surprisingly, many men and women, especially those of the evangelical … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian, church, Culture, Faith, Family, home, Life, Lifestyle, Relationships, religion, spirituality, teaching | Tagged Christianity, church, role, teach, women | 4 Comments

“If you leave church, how will you fellowship?”

Posted on January 20, 2016 by This Woman Writes

When a person decides to leave a group, any group, the general response from those left behind is to pressure the dissenter into staying. And the most powerful argument tends to be along these lines: “But how will you interact with other … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian, church, Culture, Faith, Family, home, homeschooling, Life, Lifestyle, religion, spirituality | Tagged Christian, church, family, fellowship, homeschool | 6 Comments

How To Leave Church, Properly, without Mistakes

Posted on January 12, 2016 by This Woman Writes

You can be sure that, if there is anything you want learn how to do, there is a book written on it. You can also be sure that most of the self-assistance books (especially the ones that trumpet being “Everything You … Continue reading →