Category Archives: Lifestyle

If He’s Famous, and He Says It, Do We Believe It?

Posted on January 14, 2015 by This Woman Writes

We are a culture saturated in celebrity worship. This isn’t surprising, given that mass media — through TV, movies, social media, newspapers, magazines, advertising, and incessant digital nagging from our “smart” phones — infects every moment of our lives. (We … Continue reading →

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God Just Called Himself a Chicken!

Posted on January 12, 2015 by This Woman Writes

When someone calls us a chicken, most of us don’t take it as a compliment. But when God describes Himself as a chicken, as He does in Luke 14:34-35, it’s worth pausing over the passage and meditating: “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, … Continue reading →

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Big Business Christianity

Posted on January 10, 2015 by This Woman Writes

As Christians, we talk, and think, a lot like office workers: We are intentional. We are dynamic. We are community. We work as a team and we are family. We pursue excellence. We focus on numbers — those sitting in … Continue reading →

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Why It Feels So Good to Be Wrong

Posted on January 8, 2015 by This Woman Writes

Anybody remember 2012? I know, it seems so three years ago, but at one time 2012 was all the rage because the world was supposed to end sometime that year — whether it was the sun blowing up or the … Continue reading →

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Half Empty? or Half Full?

Posted on January 6, 2015 by This Woman Writes

The story of the painting September, by Steve Henderson, at Start Your Week with Steve. Autumn is such a happy time. Those who tend to see the glass half-empty point out that it’s a time of everything dying, and the … Continue reading →

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Who Rules Our Lives — God, or Church?

Posted on January 5, 2015 by This Woman Writes

Politics, like economics, history, and world news, tend to bore a lot of people, resulting in too few people taking an active and regular interest in what is going on around them. The problem is less that the subjects are boring (they’re … Continue reading →

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Lessons from a Demented Cat: God’s Love

Posted on January 2, 2015 by This Woman Writes

The great thing about having children is that, even when they leave home, they never really do, especially if they live in an apartment that doesn’t allow animals, and they insist upon getting a cat. Such is the saga at … Continue reading →

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Worshiping the Wrong God

Posted on December 31, 2014 by This Woman Writes

Stop me if you’ve heard this one: “I don’t want to pray for patience, because if I do, God will send all sorts of bad things my way to teach me!” It’s supposed to be a joke, a lighthearted look … Continue reading →

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Why Flowers Are More Important Than Stock Options

Posted on December 30, 2014 by This Woman Writes

The story of the painting, Rhapsody of Roses, by Steve Henderson at Start Your Week with Steve. Rhapsody of Roses is a floral song of exuberant joy, capturing color and form against a soft setting of light against textile. The roses … Continue reading →

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3 New Year’s Resolutions for Christians

Posted on December 30, 2014 by This Woman Writes

The problem with New Year’s resolutions isn’t that they’re easy to make and difficult to keep — which is true on both counts — it’s that we feel like such failures when we fall, and give up, mid-February, on the … Continue reading →