Tag Archives: Christian

The Power of Doing Nothing

Posted on June 21, 2019 by This Woman Writes

Busy, purposeful, efficient, enterprising — these are words of excellence and worth in American culture. When you think about it, the U.S. doesn’t actually have a culture, unless you consider going to work, thinking about ways to get rich, spending … Continue reading →

Posted in america, Art, blogging, Christian, Culture, Daily Life, Encouragement, Family, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, self-improvement, simple living | Tagged america, business, Christian, culture, U.S. | 6 Comments

The Walt Disney World of American Christianity

Posted on April 26, 2017 by This Woman Writes

Do you remember What Would Jesus Do? It was a pop culture phenomenon in the 1990s, still limping along today, that prompted Christians to question their every action and thought, with the goal of aligning it to Christ’s message. And … Continue reading →

Posted in america, Christian, Culture, Faith, Family, God, home, Life, Lifestyle, religion, spirituality | Tagged American, bracelet, Christian, Disney, Jesus, pop culture, WWJD | 13 Comments

To All the Discouraged Mommy Bloggers

Posted on April 20, 2017 by This Woman Writes

Years ago, in the efforts to “grow” my blog, I participated in blog carnivals. These involve a host site setting up a single page where other bloggers leave a link to one of their articles, with the idea that the … Continue reading →

Posted in blogging, Christian, Culture, Current Events, Encouragement, Faith, Family, God, home, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, Motherhood, Parenting, Social Media, success | Tagged blogging, Christian, influencers, mommy | 32 Comments

Blessed Are the Rejects

Posted on March 20, 2017 by This Woman Writes

Maybe it’s because we live in the country and don’t have a proper lawn, but I really like dandelions. To most (urban/suburban) people focused on keeping that living carpet pristinely green, dandelions are a scourge, a pest, an abomination that … Continue reading →

Posted in children, Christian, Culture, Daily Life, Encouragement, Faith, Family, fine art, God, home, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, spirituality, Uncategorized | Tagged Christian, dandelions, God, Jesus, reject | 6 Comments

How Meaningful Is Your Job, and Your Life?

Posted on September 5, 2016 by This Woman Writes

The other day I chatted with a young woman who was excited about her first “real” job, that of a counselor working with troubled and potentially suicidal clients. “It’s good to be doing something that means something, you know?” she … Continue reading →

Posted in america, blogging, children, Christian, church, Culture, Daily Life, Faith, Family, God, inspirational, Job, Life, Lifestyle, religion, simple living, Uncategorized, Work | Tagged Christian, firefighter, God, job, life, work | 6 Comments

Housewives, Unemployed, and Other Invisible People

Posted on March 21, 2016 by This Woman Writes

We live in a society that validates — or condemns — people based upon the title of their occupation, and how much they make doing it. To this end, we are conditioned to see people like doctors, lawyers, priests, U.S. … Continue reading →

Posted in acceptance, Beauty, Christian, Culture, Daily Life, Faith, Family, home, Job, Life, Lifestyle, money, religion, simple living, spirituality, Uncategorized | Tagged Christian, employed, God, homemaker, housewives, job, money, rules, unemployed, value, work, worth | 12 Comments

It’s Okay to Do Nothing for God

Posted on March 14, 2016 by This Woman Writes

Sometimes, doing nothing is what God wants us to do. It’s a difficult concept, this doing nothing, conditioned as we are through multiple weekly church inculcations to see works as a means of expressing our faith: we attend services and … Continue reading →

Posted in children, Christian, church, Faith, Family, home, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, prayer, religion, spirituality | Tagged busy, child, Christian, doing nothing, God, Waiting | 6 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 →