Category Archives: spirituality

What Jesus Calls Success

Posted on June 23, 2014 by This Woman Writes

I love reading about the disciples. They’re so refreshingly human, constantly expressing fear and doubt and selfish ambition. One of the greatest gifts the Bible gives us is that it’s written honestly, and doesn’t — like we do — provide … Continue reading →

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The Doubting Christian

Posted on June 20, 2014 by This Woman Writes

Doubt is not so much a sin as it is a problem, and like most problems, it’s best to solve it, as opposed to letting it be a part of our continued existence. Too often, when a Christian asks a … Continue reading →

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The Three Lies Satan Tempts Us with

Posted on June 18, 2014 by This Woman Writes

If you read the Gospels at all, at some point you’ll run into the temptation of Jesus, by Satan, in the desert, since the story is in three out of four of the books (Matthew 4: 1-11; Mark 1: 12, 13; … Continue reading →

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Are You a Nobody?

Posted on June 16, 2014 by This Woman Writes

Have you ever wondered why, in the Nativity story, a host of angels appeared to a bunch of shepherds, other than that, thousands of years later, shepherds would make a great addition to the figurine collection in a Nativity set? … Continue reading →

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What Can We Give God That He Wants?

Posted on June 13, 2014 by This Woman Writes

When I was a very young child, I wanted desperately to give my mother a proper present, but being a child, I was unable to buy or make something of the quality that she deserved. So I made regular raids … Continue reading →

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When Reading the Bible Bores You

Posted on June 11, 2014 by This Woman Writes

Christianity is all about being honest, and if most of us were honest with one another — say, about reading the Bible — many of our conversations would look like this: “I know I should read the Bible, but I … Continue reading →

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Pop Culture Christianity

Posted on June 9, 2014 by This Woman Writes

In our younger years, prior to children, the Norwegian Artist and I traveled through and lived in South America, where our most fervent hope was that we would be thought to be Canadians, Danes, Australians, or anything other than Americans, … Continue reading →

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Leaving Church — Why Do People Do It?

Posted on June 6, 2014 by This Woman Writes

Years ago, when we still attended weekly church services, a longtime acquaintance (that’s generally what we are in church situations — we’re rarely given time to freely mingle and get to know one another as friends) left. If you attend … Continue reading →

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Praying for a Sign? Don’t.

Posted on June 4, 2014 by This Woman Writes

Signs and wonders: they fascinate us. We marvel at the crossing of the Red Sea, Jesus’ feeding of 5,000 and 4,000, even Gideon with his soggy sheep fleece. One part of us asks, “Is this really true?” while another part … Continue reading →

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Money Isn’t the Only Blessing

Posted on June 2, 2014 by This Woman Writes

Years ago, I spoke with a new mom about being lonely, and mentioned that I had experienced my share of that painful condition. “Oh, I’m not LONELY!” she shot back, as if we were discussing leprosy or something. You get the same reaction … Continue reading →