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June 2018

June 13, 2018

We “Just Can’t Anymore” for a Reason.

It’s been a whirlwind around here with big life celebrations for our family and my...

April 2018

April 01, 2018

Practicing Resurrection.

Today is Resurrection Sunday. It’s a day where Christians tell the Easter story and Jesus...

January 2018

January 31, 2018

Soul Care and Spiritual Practices for Faith Deconstruction

As we finish off the first month of a new year, I wanted to take...

November 2017

November 10, 2017

I Used To…But Now I…

Part of finding our way forward through a faith shift is celebrating what was and...

November 02, 2017

10 Things to Remember When You’re Healing from Faith Shifts

Healing from a radical shift in faith is a raw and weird process. Everyone navigates...

October 2017

October 09, 2017

Goddamage

Last week I just didn't have any words after the Las Vegas massacre. They completely...

September 2017

September 22, 2017

“Um, well it depends on what you mean by ‘Christian’?”

In the earlier days of my faith, knowing who was and wasn’t a “Christian” was...

September 13, 2017

Rebuilding: Finding Life Again

Is it possible to rebuild something again related to faith? Are there some things we...

September 11, 2017

Severing: Some Do, Some Don’t

So far I've walked through these major movements from Faith Shift here: the certainty, conformity,...

September 02, 2017

When You Run Out of Words but Your Heart Feels Clear

I haven’t written anything in the past few weeks. And oh, there has been...

August 2017

August 17, 2017

The Church We Long For

We wrestled with church for a reason. We left church for a reason. We despise...

August 11, 2017

Unraveling: It’s a lot to Lose

For the past 3 posts, I've touched on Fusing, Shifting, and Returning as some of the...

August 09, 2017

Returning: Playing it Safe

I'm juggling the last few weeks of my kids being home for summer and am...

July 2017

July 24, 2017

Shifting: When Things Get Rumbly

This post is part of a short 6-post series, a small taste of some of...

July 17, 2017

The 10 Commandments of a Fused Faith

For the next 6 posts of blogging here, I’m going to lay some tracks and...

July 14, 2017

Gobbled Up by the Christian Machine

I had another post in mind for today to start a short series about the...

July 12, 2017

Faith Shift Quiz – What’s Your Score?

As you consider your faith journey at the moment, where you’ve been and where you...

July 10, 2017

Welcome to Faith Shift: A Short Video Introduction

Welcome to Faith Shift: Hope and Healing for Spiritual Refugees, Church Burnouts, and Freedom Seekers!...

July 03, 2017

When You Want to Skip July 4th This Year

Tomorrow is July 4th, celebrating the birthday of the USA and our fight for freedom....

May 2017

May 30, 2017

Coming July 1st, Faith Shift!

Welcome to Faith Shift! This blog has been a long time coming, and I'm excited...