James and the Shame “Believe Me” – My Thoughts

Lyrics: “I think you want an answer I’m not prepared to give, ’cause the one I gave you said that that ain’t it. Must be something that I want – fame and fortune, or at least a little jaunt. It may seem too cut and dried, but I just found some things I could not

Resurrection: Literal or Metaphorical (or both)?

I recently saw a tweet asking Christians if or how their lives/faith would change if the resurrection of Jesus could be definitively proven as false. Reading through the responses was interesting as it presented many different people’s perspectives and experiences and why they chose to see resurrection as literal or metaphorical (or some of both).

Continuing on the Deconstruction Journey

“And yet, when I choose Love, “right” and “wrong” fade away. They become much less important. Because always analyzing what – and who – is right and wrong leads to boxes that do not allow for the messy, wild, imperfect beauty that is humanity. Trying to stay in the lines and within what is known does not work with radical love.”

John Crist’s Return to the Spotlight

Trigger warning – I will be writing about John Crist in this article, including talking about the women he has sexually abused.    On Wednesday this week, I came across this tweet from John Crist:   Hi everybody, it’s been a minute. A message from me https://t.co/2c4CMJSn6L — John Crist (@johnbcrist) July 15, 2020 He

My Story: Faith and Chronic Illness

TW/CW/CN – chronic illness, religious abuse/trauma, suicide, self-harm   This is a topic I’ve written on before, but I haven’t really gotten into the earlier days of chronic illness for me and how it impacted my faith at the time. I was 12 years old when, on a Friday night in September 2010, on the

Evangelicalism & My Personal Faith (Part 2)

Last week I talked about Rhett and Link’s podcast, Ear Biscuits, and how I found their discussion of their Christian upbringing relatable. Below are two links: one for the second installment of this podcast series, and one for Collective Church pastored by Rob Carmack. I’ve been listening to Collective sermons for around 2-3 months now

Why I’m Not An Evangelical Christian (part 1)

Over the past several months, I’ve been hearing and seeing a lot of stories from people raised in evangelical Christianity who are now “exvangelicals”. Many people, including both those who are no longer Christians and those who have remained Christians but deconstructed their faith, use this term to describe their faith journeys. I’ve occasionally participated

The God I Put My Faith In

I’ve recently been seeing lots of discussions online about prayer, faith, forgiveness, and other topics from various people I follow online, both Christians and non Christians. This isn’t necessarily another “Twitter theology” post, though it could be at least partially considered one. I’ve been following Shannon Dingle for several months, and I already was appreciative

An Honest Prayer

As I’ve mentioned before in blogs, I’m chronically ill. While I have a number of both mental and physical illnesses, the main issue throughout the years has been chronic migraines. I am currently on a relatively new and generally effective treatment; however, during the month of August, I have been having much more headaches and

It Is Well

It is well with my soul Sometimes I don’t feel like this is a true statement When the weight of the world comes crashing down But I’m reminded of You, and I can say It is well with my soul Even when I am tired, anxious, depressed, lonely When I can’t see the road ahead