Category Archives: religion

Manipulating Children

Posted on July 31, 2013 by This Woman Writes

When our children were younger, they were phenomenally popular with various women in the church — important women, you know, deaconesses, and wives of commanders and the management branch, a section of the priestly Pentagon none of us in my … Continue reading →

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The Proverbs 32 Male

Posted on July 24, 2013 by This Woman Writes

If you’re female and Christian, you are no doubt familiar with Proverbs 31 — the Perfect Woman Passage — probably because you have had it gently slapped across your face. Proverbs 31 neatly complements Ephesians 5:21-24 — the Wives Submit Yourself passage that is … Continue reading →

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Oops! Did God Forget You?

Posted on July 17, 2013 by This Woman Writes

This is not something you want to happen to you. It’s 10 p.m. You’re tired. You snuggy up in the bed with your Kindle, the atrociously unpleasant cat, and the Norwegian Artist (well, actually, I snuggy up to the Norwegian; you’ve got … Continue reading →

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Waiting, and Waiting, and Waiting on God

Posted on July 10, 2013 by This Woman Writes

We lived two years in a rustically renovated barn while we built our house, paying for it as we went. There were six of us, four of whom were under 11, two significantly so. The most frequent comment I heard, … Continue reading →

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Christmas in July

Posted on July 8, 2013 by This Woman Writes

From Start Your Week with Steve, the weekly newsletter of Steve Henderson Fine Art Steve Says: “This last week, it was 100-plus degrees outside, and since my studio is not air conditioned, it wasn’t much less than that inside. “And I … Continue reading →

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Christians and Dreadfully Debutante Dogs

Posted on July 3, 2013 by This Woman Writes

Last week I was in one of those zombie zoney moods, you know, when you trip through the Internet rapidly reading things and checking out new blogs. It’s a change from scrolling through Facebook, my source for major national news. … Continue reading →

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God Is Not a Tinky-Doodle

Posted on June 26, 2013 by This Woman Writes

I don’t do reality shows. They’re fake. That being said, Tired of Being Youngest dragged the Norwegian Artist and me to the couch to watch MasterChef, with Gordon Ramsey and his two sidekicks, both of whom look, and act, like … Continue reading →

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I Want to Be Moses

Posted on June 19, 2013 by This Woman Writes

I want to be Moses. Admittedly, there are a few impediments: Moses is another person; he is no longer alive; he was male — even in today’s remarkably tolerant societal structure these are factors of consideration. But no. I want … Continue reading →

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Christians: Please Stop Talking Like Weird People

Posted on June 12, 2013 by This Woman Writes

So tell me, does this sentence sound normal to you? “In our efforts to live intentionally as an authentic community of believers, we seek out the small-group dynamics of passionate discipleship.” If you answered no, Thank God. If you answered … Continue reading →

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What Unconditional Love Looks Like

Posted on June 5, 2013 by This Woman Writes

We were at a Mexican restaurant the other day, and lest you think we’re being profligate here, we pretty much eat out when we are invited to do so. The rest of the time, being amazing cooks (with the notable … Continue reading →