Why I Am In Favor Of Debt Forgiveness

Lately, with Joe Biden’s $10,000 debt forgiveness plan, I’ve seen a lot of people discussing the issue. People’s experiences and perspectives lead them to their conclusions – some people feel it would be better going towards medical debt rather than educational debt, for example. I think that’s a fair and valid point. I also know

Why I Want Abortion To Be Legal

Growing up, I was very much pro-life. I was raised in conservative evangelical Christianity: this is pretty much just a given when you’re in that camp. It’s assumed you hold the pro-life stance. And while people have varying degrees to which they agree with the stance (some may make exceptions for rape/incest for example), it

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).

Christians Have Made an Idol out of Being Anti-Abortion

Okay, so, I imagine that title alone probably ruffled some feathers, and I’m sure the contents of this article may as well. There may be some who would call me blasphemous or a heretic, or a fake Christian, or say that I’ve been brainwashed by liberals, or any number of other things because they do

I Wasn’t Looking for a Side A Church

http://www.comingout4christians.net/side-a-side-b-primer.html explanation of Sides A & B if you’re unfamiliar with these terms  Side A: LGBTQIA+ affirming, anti-conversion therapy Side B: LGBTQIA+ non-affirming, anti-conversion therapy Side X: LGBTQIA+ non-affirming, pro-conversion therapy —————————————————————————————————————————————– I wasn’t looking for a Side A church. I’ve been in Side B and Side X environments my whole life. While many of the

Being Sick And Having Faith Isn’t An Oxymoron

On October 31, 2019, a woman whose leadership I’d been under for a time in my middle and high school years passed away. She had been diagnosed with cancer a few years prior, and after several months of treatments, she was declared cancer free. Then she got cancer a second time. I have no doubt

If You’re Only Pro-Life When It Comes To Babies In Wombs, You’re Not Pro-Life At All

If you’re only pro-life when it comes to babies in wombs, you’re not pro-life at all.  If you are apathetic, or if you rejoice, when someone such as an LGBTQ+ person, a disabled person, a person belonging to a religious minority, a dark-skinned person, or someone who is in any way different from you is

Power To Redeem: My Thoughts

Just some thoughts of mine from the lyrics to the song “Power To Redeem” by Lauren Daigle and All Sons & Daughters. “You take what is, and You make it beautiful When love floods in, we’re restored forevermore  With breath that brings the dead to life, with words that pierce the dark with light Only

Liberal Theology Saved My Life

I come from a background of hyper-conservatives. Whether it’s politics, religion, or any number of personal beliefs, the status quo is hardcore conservative ideology, and any deviance warrants the proponents of these stances worrying about your salvation or if you can even be considered a decent person. I will add a disclaimer right now that

On Mental Health, Jarrid Wilson, and the Prosperity Gospel

I am putting a TW/CW/CN* here as I will be discussing the topics of suicide and the prosperity gospel. This is a heavy message and if you feel that it would be triggering I recommend not reading it. Your mental health and safety are important to me. Take care of yourself, dear friend. If you