Imagine a modern-day rendition of The Screwtape Letters, but instead of a male skeptic, it highlights the heart of a Christian woman navigating life in 2025. That’s exactly what Emily Wilson Hussem delivers in Sincerely, Stoneheart: Unmask the Enemy’s Lies, Find the Truth That Sets You Free. Written as a series of letters from a senior demon (Stoneheart) to a junior demon, the narrative exposes spiritual warfare aimed squarely at derailing women’s identity, relationships, and purpose—especially through the allure of digital distraction.
- A Letter‑Driven Look at Spiritual Warfare and the Attack on the Core Identity of Woman
Hussem adopts the Screwtape-style epistolary format to explore how the Enemy engineers subtle strategies targeting women’s hearts. The senior demon reveals tactics intended to sow insecurity, disillusionment, and disconnection. One striking letter dives into identity, with Stoneheart warning the junior demon to distort the woman’s understanding of who she truly is—his goal being to erode her rootedness as a beloved daughter of God. This attack on identity becomes fertile ground for distraction and self-doubt to take root.
- Technology and the Cost of Distraction: Comparison, Isolation, and Loss of Purpose
Here is where Hussem lands one of her most timely blows: technology—smartphones, social media, the internet—is used to pull women away from their true callings, their real communities, and, ultimately, their Creator. Stoneheart relishes that women can easily become “addicted to gazing incessantly at the faces of people they don’t even know rather than the faces of their own children…”, sowing deep regret and self-loathing over time. Smartphones, the internet, and social media become almost demonic tools—rife with comparison, gossip, FOMO, and the temptation toward new-age distractions—all pulling women away from meaningful relationships and spiritual grounding. These digital engagements, though marketed as connection, actually fragment women’s attention, breeding dissatisfaction and pulling them away from authentic, community-based living. Hussem points out how the whole digital landscape is based on comparison, fostering resentment rather than mutual encouragement.
- What Happens When We Recognize We are NOT Alone…
But Hussem doesn’t leave the reader in guilt and despair. Throughout the letters, she offers hope—pointing toward how when we root our identity in Christ and form intentional community, we can thrive. Engaging with other women in spiritually rich fellowship serves as a powerful antidote to isolation and self-doubt. At the end of the read, you will feel convicted and empowered, remembering that the ultimate truth is not in screens, likes, or external validation—but in the quiet, freedom-filled identity of being God’s beloved.
Sincerely, Stoneheart is a creative reflection for women facing a culture dominated by digital noise. Through its vivid spiritual allegory, it exposes how technology can distract us from community, clarity, and calling—but also how community can strengthen us and bring us into a deeper, grounding relationship with God.
This week, I want to challenge you to try one evening without screens. Use that time to engage deeply with someone in your community and see what happens!