Author: jywatkins
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Confronting Faith at Work
I am an evangelical Christian who, like many, works in a secular field. The non-profit organization I work for is focused on developing leadership in girls. A little more specifically, I work in the public relations and marketing department for this organization (which I am not going to name because I am not, in this blog, speaking…
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Appreciating “Noah”
I remember seeing the “coming soon” poster for the movie “Noah” months ago in a theater. I remember looking at it with my husband, seeing it was not a “Christian” movie, and thinking, is this going to be okay? Is this going to be okay for Christians? And then the previews started and the marketing…
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Turning Hate to Love
Have you seen the new Honey Maid “This is Wholesome” campaign? It celebrates a variety of families sharing wholesome moments together. Unfortunately, some depictions of family, particularly the same sex couple, have been highly criticized. Honey Maid has received many negative comments about the campaign, saying it’s not wholesome but unacceptable. Honey Maid responded beautifully.…
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Why So Sad?
Why so sad today? I didn’t expect this man sitting in front of us to ask that question, to even acknowledge us. When the pastor told the congregation to stand up and greet those around us, to share our names and how long we’ve been attending, I didn’t move, and so, neither did Chad. The…
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In Sickness and In Health
When I married Chad in 2009, his father’s prostate cancer was already diagnosed and treatment was underway. It’s been a long journey. For a while, there was much hope that maybe it was under control, but in December 2011, right around Christmas, we gathered as a family to hear the details of the cancer’s aggressive…
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My Father-in-Law
I met my in-laws for the first time about six weeks after Chad and I had been dating. We were studying abroad together in France our junior year of college, and his family came over to visit for Christmas. I met the whole family at once: Chad’s parents, his older brother and sister, and his brother’s…
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Eve, Beyond the Sin
I began a women’s bible study a couple weeks ago at my church called 12 Women of the Bible. Recently, I have been doing a bit of research and reading about women’s roles in the church and what the bible actually says about this, so this study sounded appropriate and promising. What spurred this dig…
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Next Steps
It’s been just over three weeks since our satellite church held its final worship service. And it hasn’t been easy for Chad and I to acclimate to life without out it. We are still trying to figure out where we belong, if we should return to our home church or find somewhere new. Don’t get…
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Being Church
I believe I’m a writer at heart. I express myself best– clearest and most open and thoughtful– through writing and that’s always been true. I was a note-writer in elementary and middle school. I always excelled academically, due in large part to my ability to write clear, well thought-out papers and essays. I think in…
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