What is the Spring Equinox The Spring Equinox is the astrological new year. Marked by the beginning of spring and planting new seeds in preparation for a bountiful harvest in the fall. Greco-Roman mythology is the time of resurrection. [&helli...
I used to think following God meant following a list of rules. Then after I began deconstructing, I thought being progressive was about following another set of rules. And I followed these rules almost perfectly. Yet, it all felt incomplete. [&hellip...
What is the Eucharist or Communion to you Could it possibly be erotic The erotic comes from the Greek word eros meaning passionate yearning. An erotic act is something that ignites our yearning. Eucharist as Erotic When we consider that [&helli...
Growing up I was told becoming a mother was a sacred thing. Yet, it was served to me in such a limiting container that when I distanced myself from Patriarchal theology I found it difficult to see motherhood as anything […]...
In her book Mary Magdalene Revealed, Meggan Watterson talks about the “Christianity we haven’t tried yet.” And ponders the ways the divine feminine has been set aside by patriarchal and institutional religion. The feminine way of understanding ...
Sometimes my heart is shut off. Sometimes I find it hard to love. Love me, and as a result, extend love to others. OH NO!! This confession is difficult because, as a Christian, I am supposed to be all love […]...
The deconstruction and reconstruction journey is a process starting in our everyday lives, taking us down into the darkness of confusion and back up again into the light deeply changed and stronger for it. In this series, I interview women […]...
In the church I grew up in, dance was frowned upon. It was seen as seduction and a gateway to premarital sex. When the Christian rock movement made it to our church, I recall being encouraged by youth group leaders […]...
“These people are not real Christians.” “These so-called Christians . . .” “Nazi’s and White supremacy have nothing to do with Christianity.” And on the flip side: “Christianity is white supremacy.” “No liberation can come from an...
Inside each of us is a dark emotional self we are deeply trying to ignore. But the more we ignore her, the more havoc she will wreak. Today She Showed Up With Bells On I recently moved to Barbados to be […]...
The wild Christian woman is real. She lives and breaths through Christian communities. She may be sitting next to you at church, across the circle at your prayer group, or smiling at you when she walks in the church. She may […]...
Connection with God used to be easy. Growing up, not only would I read my bible, but often I would stay up journaling and talk to God throughout the night. The Connection Faded Yet as I moved into adulthood, this […]...
As a child, I thought God was constantly angry with me. I laid in my bed at night, terrified that I wasn’t going to make it into heaven. While I had said the “sinners prayer” multiple times, I worried it […]...
The relationship between suffering and new life was introduced to me in catastrophe. Three years ago, my husband of 10 years came home, sat me down at our dining room table, and told me he was leaving me. It felt […]...
Over the past few weeks, I have been having candid conversations with women about purity culture and their thoughts on how it affected their understanding of women’s bodies and sexuality. One theme that continues to pop up is the objectification [&...
Have your own story with patriarchy/sexuality/faith you want to share Let’s talk Patriarchy destroys men I see him across the room, making his definitive and confident claims. He’s handsome, well dressed, clearly smart. He himself likely ha...
I’m reading Chanel Miller’s book Know My Name, and although I’m only a few pages in, I am already inspired to reflect on the trauma of assault, and how we share it as women. Quick update: Who is Chanel Miller […]...
I have been thinking a lot about Jerry Falwell Jr. He is currently experiencing a similar difficult path many students at Liberty and other Christian schools have journeyed down. The one where our personal sexual lives become fair game for […]...
(This is a continuation of Part 2 where I discuss how Paul intertwines Christ and Sophia and Part 1 where I argue for the relationship between Wisdom in Proverbs 8 to The Word in John 1.) One distinct problem arises when we discuss the […]...
In his text About the City of God Against the Pagans, St. Augustine dives into a bitter analysis of the human body and sexuality. Later, Thomas Aquinas picks up similar rhetoric in Summa Theologica. However, neither church father denies the […...
(This is a continuation of Part 1 where I argue for the relationship between Wisdom in Proverbs 8 to The Word in John 1.) The similarities between the Word and Wisdom appear in the New Testament as well. Paul considers […]...
Church tradition has a habit of making the divine male. While the Bible describes God as father and uses male pronouns to describe God, there are definite feminine descriptions of the divine. These images found in the Bible and historical […]...
Natasha Crain is a conservative Evangelical writer and blogger. She posted recently about her concern that Evangelicals are jumping on the bandwagon of Black Lives Matter, and need to think more critically. I usually wouldn’t comment on another...
I have been thinking a lot about joy and justice lately. Because the world seems to be falling apart And because joy (or pleasure/the erotic/happiness) may seem selfish amid the current state of affairs. But also, at the core of […]...
I am a proud descendent of German and Italian immigrants. My family came here after the Civil War. I could say (like many do) my family had nothing to do with slavery, and until recent generations we were poor. Therefore […]...
I have been deconstructing for about ten years and am just now questioning how I understand salvation. And quiet frankly it pisses me off! I started analyzing salvation a few months ago, when it was introduced in my Christology class. […]...