The Door is Open. The Table is Wide.
Whether you’re questioning, deconstructing, rebuilding, or just curious, this is a place for thoughtful articles, practical tools, and a community learning what it means to follow Jesus beyond the institutions that wounded us — grounded in honesty, compassion, and hope.
Explore Faith and Healing
Dive into thoughtful discussions on faith deconstruction, healing from religious trauma, and embracing progressive Christianity in a supportive community.
Articles
Explore thoughtful articles and resources that delve into faith deconstruction, healing, and progressive Christianity to support and uplift your journey.
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After the Storm: Understanding Religious Trauma
This post introduces a series on religious trauma and spiritual abuse, emphasizing their profound and lasting impacts on survivors. The author shares personal challenges in discussing these topics while highlighting the normalization of spiritual abuse in faith communities. It aims to provide support…
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Reclaiming the Table: Belonging, Inclusion, and the Season of Healing
In my last post, I encouraged my readers to remember that Jesus never asked us to fight a culture war. Today, I believe it’s just as important to remember that although our faith spaces often build walls to keep people out, Jesus never…
Why Deconstructing With Jesus Exists
Too many people have been told they don’t belong.
They’ve been excluded because of who they are, who they love, the questions they ask, the injustices they refuse to ignore, or the ways their experiences don’t fit neatly into someone else’s theology.
Deconstructing With Jesus exists because I believe the gospel tells a different story. Again and again, Jesus moved toward the people who had been pushed to the margins. He made room for honest questions, challenged systems that harmed people, and reminded us that love, not fear, is at the heart of faith.
This is a place to explore faith with honesty, compassion, and hope. A place to read, reflect, and discover that you don’t have to fit someone else’s box to belong.
Navigating Faith and Finding Healing After Religious Trauma
Discover valuable articles, guides, and tools crafted to support your journey through faith and healing.
Faith Deconstruction
Learn about what deconstruction is and receive some encouragement for your journey.
Religious Trauma & Spiritual Abuse
Explore how fear, shame, control, rejection, and harmful religious teachings can affect our understanding of ourselves, others, and God.
Reimagining Faith
Explore what it can look like to build a faith rooted in love, compassion, justice, honesty, and the teachings of Jesus.