How do people know you’re a Christian? Certainly, I call myself a Christian. I attend church, although not nearly as often as I should. I share prayer requests with Christian friends, and I respond to prayer requests from friends. But people should know I’m a Christian through much more than my most obvious Christian actions. Do I act like a Christian in all my words and deeds? Do I act like a Christian online? I fail daily to live up…Continue Reading
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Finding God in the Ordinary
Note: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I might earn a commission at no cost to you. I only recommend products that I truly value as a Christian woman. My mother found Christian inspiration from many sources: her ministers, friends at church, famous Christian women, a multitude of devotionals for women and prayer books for women, and more. But she didn’t always connect to the prayers she read. She didn’t always feel like her prayer books…Continue Reading
27 Encouraging Bible Verses for Singles
As a married woman, I normally write about marriage for Christian women. But I was single once. In fact, I married my first boyfriend! So while I don’t have much dating experience at all, I do still remember my years as a single Christian woman. I could have used this list of encouraging Bible verses for singles. When I was younger, I often felt discouraged as a single Christian woman. Growing up in South Carolina, I felt a lot of…Continue Reading
On Rejoicing, Weeping, and Feeling Too Much
A friend of mine posted to Facebook to share an example of sexism she recently experienced as a mother. She asked if it was okay to feel upset about the incident. Most of the comments all affirmed her upset feelings. Others did not. In fact, those dissenting comments all told her: you’re overreacting just like all other parents overreact over something you need to be grateful you even have a child it’s not fair to accuse that person of sexism…Continue Reading