Category: Relationships
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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 did. For those of us who are deconstructing, we know the pain… Read more
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Sila Lott’s Harmful Advice for Finding a Husband (That is Definitely Not in the Bible)
Misusing Scripture A friend recently shared an article titled “How the Wives of the Bible Met their Husbands” by Sila Lott. The article is full of harmful advice, stemming from a fundamental misunderstanding of the biblical stories and the cultures from which they originated. Additionally, it relied on proof-texting to assign meanings to the stories… Read more
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Craving Connection During Deconstruction
For the first four decades of my life, church was my world. It provided human connection and made me feel like I was a part of something bigger than myself. Church was where my children developed friendships with peers and connections with adults who claimed to love them. I truly believed that the church was… Read more
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Healing Takes Time
If you are in a desperate place and feel alone, please reach out to someone for help. I have included resources at the bottom of this page. No matter how dark it looks right now, it will get better, and the world needs you. “Now this is what the Lord says — the one who created you, Jacob,… Read more