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It is May, the month of Mother’s Day, the month my mother died and my daughter was born. I lost a mother 15 years ago and became a mother 8 years ago today, though I…

You can be both queer and Christian. This isn’t about recognizing that we are all sinners saved by grace – though that is the first step toward a queer-affirming theology for many of us. This…

The Bible contradicts itself. I found this really difficult to accept when I first went to Bible college. But the more I studied theology, the more constructive arguments I could make for why “aionios” is…

This Easter Sunday I want to remind the world as RHE did in 2014f that “God is not a man. God is not white. God is not American.” Don’t let the Easter story be hijacked…

Over twenty years ago, I started writing a book (I use this phrase loosely because the book was never published) called “The Bastard God and the Prodigious God” or “The Bastard God” for short. Bastard,…

My statement of reconstructed faith as a Trinitarian-Universalist-Progressive-Christian:I’m completely queer-affirming. I do not believe being gay/bi/lesbian/transgender etc is a sin. I affirm that God created queer people in the image of God, the way they…

On this Martin Luther King Jr day in the United States, I am reading a brilliant book, A Call to Conscience: The Landmark Speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I highly recommend this book…

June 17th 2025 Today I have been living in the United States for four whole years.  That feels substantial.  Four years is a presidential term. Four years is the length of time it takes to…

*TRIGGER WARNING* I have been experimenting with some “holistic medicine” or alternative practices that I was discouraged from using as an Evangelical Christian. I want to share my experience with you, not because it was…

One of the writers who has had the greatest impact on my spiritual life, my deconstruction journey, and has been deeply inspirational in my writing career is Rachel (Grace) Held Evans.  RHE was born June…

If you are just embarking on your deconstruction journey, I highly recommend these books as a guide:

I was recently interviewed by Bold Journey and they asked me about qualities that have been impactful on my journey. The first thing that came to me was empathy (you can read my interview here:…

Born and raised in Australia, we didn’t exactly have American history classes in Australian school. We had Australian history and basic world history education. I was aware of the Civil Rights Movement here in the…

I went to my local library a couple of weeks ago and requested a copy of the book Abortion by Jessica Valenti. I got an interesting response from the librarian. She thought the patrons of the library…

Dear Mum, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! When are you hopping on a plane and coming for a visit? The kids miss you and so do I. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a cold Christmas for once?…

I am pondering something… Does shame have any place or validity in our lives? About 20-24 years ago I was clinically depressed, a failed perfectionist, trapped in legalism and self-hatred. I was also very much…

I’m super curious, what do you believe about “right” and “wrong” on your deconstruction journey? I grew up deeply concerned about reading the Bible every day, not swearing, abstaining from sex, being polite and kind…

Jesus challenged people to love their enemies. I now interpret this as Jesus telling us to stop seeing others as our enemies. If you’re a Democrat, the Republicans are not your enemies. If you’re a…