If you believe that God is and was always the same, then the time and change captured in the Bible was God revealing himself in a new way to humanity. Which means God could still be unfolding and revealing himself in new ways. It doesn’t mean God is changing. It means humanity is changing.
Read MoreThere are things that come up for me that I have to take a breath and really, intentionally look at because the anger and grief can make me want to just throw it all away. So that’s why I’m not in a rush to “settle.” I know there’s a lot of emotion wrapped up in it all for me and I refuse to just push past it to make myself, or others, more comfortable.
Read MoreThe more “me” I am and the more I allow myself to exist in the way I was created, the closer to God/Spirit/the divine/Love/Wholeness I’ll be.
Read More…they don’t like to call it deconstruction, but disorientation. Because no one chooses this. No one chooses to tear apart everything they’ve ever known. No one chooses to uproot community and relationships and defining beliefs out of nowhere. It just…happens.
Read MoreI think it very much matters that we look at other humans and not only ask how we can help, but to believe them. Being a helper is not about feeling better or being nice. Being a helper is about laying down ego and setting aside defenses and trying to do what we can to see and fight for the equal humanity in others.
Read MoreHumanity isn’t black and white. It’s gray. Yes, there ARE people who are closed-minded and hateful and complicit and should absolutely be called out and brought to justice, but there are also people who are TRYING. There are people dealing with their own traumas and undoing. Who are working to learn, and we have GOT to allow space for them.
Read MoreI like things. I want to be wealthy. I want nice things. I want to travel. I like nice clothes. I like nice food. I dream of extensive self care routine with massage and facials and stuff. I want a car with self start so I can warm it up on cold days from inside the house. And I hate it. I absolutely despise that part of myself.
Read MoreI think I have something to say but I don’t know if I have the strength it takes to be elevated in this digital world. I’ve been told that I’m brave, but I don’t know how true that is.
Read MoreFor a group of people who believed that because of Christ, we held authority over darkness and demonic forces, we sure were scared of accidentally catching a demon. For a group of people who were so enthusiastic about the POWER of GOD, we sure did operate out of IMMENSE fear.
Read MoreI grew up in purity culture. If you don’t know what that is, God bless you and go forth and enjoy your positive sex life. If you do know what that is, you’ve probably felt the shame associated with it and dealt with the ramifications. Purity culture basically drilled into our heads, SEX IS BAD, SEX DRIVE IS BAD, MASTURBATION IS EVIL, THOUGHTS WILL ROT YOUR BRAIN, YOUR VALUE AND HOLINESS IS IN DIRECT CORRELATION TO YOUR PURITY.
Read MoreThere will be days you meditate for 20 minutes and go ahead and apply for your mountaintop shaman position. And there will be days when you can’t stop laughing.
Read MoreI’m not saying I have all the answers. What I’m saying is that none of us do. That maybe if we become less certain, maybe if we embrace the gray, there will be more love, more grace, and more hope in the here and now.
Read More“Yeah,” his brother mentioned offhand “he said you got fat.”
Read More“Is the goal to live in prosperity and get to go to church whenever you want and get to hear public acknowledgment of your holiday, or is the goal to follow Jesus?”
Read MoreI’m just going to rip the band aid off…I voted for Donald Trump in 2016.
Read MoreThe value of the vessel is determined by what it holds.
Read MoreI might never color inside the lines, but that’s what makes art right?
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