One of the things I have loved the most about blogging is the amazing people I have met along the way. So many hard and beautiful stories are floating around out here with the same themes in them: Some kind of deep dedication to God and church, pain and struggle related to that journey, and […]
Read Moreone of the things i’m most passionate about is creating safe spaces for people to be honest about their real stories. church is supposed to be the safest place on earth, the place where we can share the hardest parts of our lives and experience so that shame’s power can be broken and God’s healing […]
Read More* this is part of a recent series called what it’s like. each person sharing in these interviews have unique experiences but so many of the themes are similar; it’s a chance to learn and consider what some of these circumstances really feel like. in the 22 years i have been married and in […]
Read More* this is part of a recent series called “what it’s like…”, interviews with people in all kinds of circumstances sharing what it feels like. you can see the other posts so far here. my guess is that a lot of you reading here have been told in some way, shape or form, that […]
Read Morei do not know what it is like to be unemployed and try to feed my family, but unfortunately i do know a lot of people who do. it’s hard enough to lose a job with no christian baggage attached, but add that into the mix and it complicates it even further. there are so […]
Read Morehere’s another installment in this series of interviews on “what it’s like”. the other two so far are: what it’s like to get kicked out of church & what it’s like to have a child come out as gay. * * * * * i have changed the names for the “what it’s like” interviews […]
Read More* this is part of a fall series here called “what it’s like…”, interviews with brave friends with real stories unfolding in their lives. the first one is here. * * * * * one of the things that often gets ignored in so much of the conversations about homosexuality & church are the […]
Read Moretoday is the first post in a series of posts i’ll share over the next month or so called “what it’s like…” i am grateful for the many brave and honest friends who are journeying through all kinds of tricky places in their lives, spiritually, emotionally, practically. one of my #1 most favorite songs is […]
Read Moreone thing that i’ve always struggled with over the years as a christian has been the emphasis on “prayer” looking a certain way and how many of us have always felt like we fall short. i can’t tell you the amount of times i have either said or heard others say, “i am not that […]
Read Morei did a series of conversations in 2009 and 2010 called out of the darkness. it had honest stories from my friends on topics that often never get talked about in church. if you didn’t read them, here they are: self-injury brave thoughts from a former abuser hope & healing from sexual addiction the lingering […]
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