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. […]
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 the Divine (what […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
