Tag Archives: Christianity

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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God Cares about Our Dreams

Posted on May 30, 2014 by This Woman Writes

From the time we are schoolchildren, we are regularly assured, “You can be anything you want to be. Just dream it, and it will come true.” Do an Internet search on “following your dreams” and you’ll come up with everything … Continue reading →

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Afraid to Pray for Patience

Posted on May 23, 2014 by This Woman Writes

The Christian existence is filled with ludicrously shortsighted sayings that sound funny when we first hear them (too often, from the pulpit), but ultimately result in the weakening of our faith and approach to the throne of God. Like this … Continue reading →

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Are We Truly Free?

Posted on January 22, 2014 by This Woman Writes

We were enjoying a crackling, merry driftwood fire on the beach when a woman, with a purposeful mien and a set to her jaw, strode up and announced, “I’m sure that you don’t mean to break the law, but it’s … Continue reading →

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Panic Attack Christianity

Posted on January 15, 2014 by This Woman Writes

I just returned from a visit — a two-hour visit, mind you — to the dentist, which I have chronicled fully in God, the Dentist, at my Commonsense Christianity, BeliefNet blog. Now two hours is a long time to sit in … Continue reading →

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Transparency and Trust in . . . Christianity

Posted on December 18, 2013 by This Woman Writes

Christianity isn’t hocus pocus, you know, but you’d not be faulted for thinking so, given some of the “teachings” out there. One of my favorites, or rather, one that I dislike the most, has to do with negative statements, and … Continue reading →

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Feeling Sad During the Holiday Season

Posted on November 27, 2013 by This Woman Writes

Whether you say Season’s Greetings, Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas or Happy Hanukkah, the fleeting weeks beginning with Thanksgiving and ending at the New Year are a time of celebration, activity, music, joy and . . . sadness. Part of being … Continue reading →

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Rejecting or Despising One Another

Posted on April 25, 2013 by This Woman Writes

Today’s article was supposed to be about a magazine I used to write for, and how the owners — purportedly Christian — ran the place pretty much along standard, looks-like-any-other-business-these-days lines, but I couldn’t get the tone outside of the I’m … Continue reading →

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Forgiveness

Posted on June 6, 2012 by This Woman Writes

A friend and I have developed a coping mechanism for forgiving reprehensible people in our lives who have hurt us. It goes like this: Forget about trying to love these people. The warm fuzzy feelings just aren’t there and we’re … Continue reading →

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Facebook Christianity

Posted on November 30, 2010 by This Woman Writes

After a five-day Thanksgiving break, I visited my personal e-mail and found it flooded with messages from friends: Amazon, Rite-Aid, Staples, Jo-Ann’s Fabrics, Calendars — all the people who bring meaning to my life. After I had, um, disposed of … Continue reading →

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