Tag Archives: media

Anger Management

Posted on May 25, 2022 by This Woman Writes

We are deliberately being baited, by the news and politicians, into a state of anger and fear. Continue reading →

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Finding Truth in a World of Questionable Facts

Posted on June 22, 2021 by This Woman Writes

The challenge of living in an information society is sifting through the facts and determining what is true and what is false. Continue reading →

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Trendy Phrases Lead to Shallow Talk

Posted on April 16, 2020 by This Woman Writes

I watched way too much TV as a child. To this day, one of my more dubious accomplishments is the ability to sing, word for word, assorted advertising ditties and intro music to insipid situation comedies from the 1970s. I … Continue reading →

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We Need Time to Think

Posted on March 19, 2020 by This Woman Writes

We are bombarded with information, and it’s difficult to know how to sort it all out. To do so, we need time away from the noise and chatter, time in a place of silence where we can think. Continue reading →

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Mind Control: The More You Read and Question, the Less It Happens

Posted on May 15, 2018 by This Woman Writes

It’s easier to sit through a mindless movie than slog through a bad book. After all, most movies and TV shows demand little active brain involvement, so it’s possible (desirable, actually, from the perspective of the Media Myth Makers) to … Continue reading →

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Your Vote Is Worth Less Than Your Prayer

Posted on October 5, 2015 by This Woman Writes

“Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.” (Psalm 55:17, KJV) Oh, ho hum. There’s a presidential election looming in the United States, more than a year from now, and in … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian, Culture, Current Events, Encouragement, Faith, Family, home, Life, Lifestyle, Politics, prayer | Tagged Christian, election, media, prayer, presidential election, vote | 26 Comments

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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Dystopian Fantasy

Posted on December 18, 2014 by This Woman Writes

Nowadays, dystopia is the rage. Books like The Hunger Games, Divergent, and The Maze Runner seem written for the sole purpose of being turned into movies, with a concerted effort to engage today’s youth into the idea that life, and the future, are … Continue reading →

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The Privacy of Our Minds

Posted on November 13, 2013 by This Woman Writes

Lately, every time I open the mail from a government agency, or a health care provider, or a utility entity, I find an extra piece of scrap paper to write my grocery list on — a privacy notice stating how … Continue reading →

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Deception, Deceit, Dishonesty — Is This Our 3-D World?

Posted on May 1, 2013 by This Woman Writes

Younger women — under 35 — may find this odd, but not so many years ago, a married woman did not appear on a credit card account as a real person. As the wife of her husband, she was presumably allowed … Continue reading →