Category Archives: God

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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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It’s Time to Change Our Minds about Repenting

Posted on January 6, 2016 by This Woman Writes

Some words are off-putting, like rancid bacon slowly turning green in the back drawer of the fridge. One of these words, frequently used and misused within churchified Christian circles, is “repent,” which brings to mind debasement and public humiliation as the acolyte … Continue reading →