EDJ
Evangelical Deconstruction Journey
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 8th 1981 and passed away May 4th 2019 before her …
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 “overweight” and convinced I was “ugly” and no one would …
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 - doing unto others as I would have them do unto me. …
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 Republican, the Democrats are not your …
Even though I respect the Bible, I believe that love trumps the Bible:
As a teenager, there were other Christians in my life pointing out that Jonah is an allegory, there was no person literally swallowed by a big fish and surviving in its belly for three days. A …