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August 2017

August 13, 2017

#Charlottesville

I think I have seen this before. It almost seems like a movie, too disturbing...

April 2017

April 19, 2017

Church Orphan: On Desert Walking And Jesus

This year, Easter kind of sucked. Or did it? Did I even notice? Honestly,...

March 2017

March 06, 2017

The Oppression of Eve: Was Patriarchy Actually The First Sin?

Let's play a little thought game together, shall we? It will require us all to...

January 2017

January 02, 2017

Good Enough

Hello, loves! I've been cocooning over the month of December. For the first time...

October 2016

October 29, 2016

Toward Love: In Support of Jen Hatmaker, LGBTQI People, & Christian Allies Everywhere

If you hang in Christian circles and have been able to wade through the latest...

September 2016

September 06, 2016

Risky Love: On Temptation, Love, and Control-Freakishness

For about the five-million-and seventh time, I am counting Weight Watcher points and weighing in...

August 2016

August 06, 2016

Tiny Little Surrenders: One Month of Letting God

Sometimes, the tiniest little surrenders make for the biggest God moves, the huge kind of...

July 2016

July 20, 2016

God Unbound: On The Nontraditional Traditions

No one who knows me would ever accuse me of being a traditionalist. The Evangelical...

July 18, 2016

God Afoot: On Nice, Dead Cops, and Batman

I know I should probably write something about Nice, but it's all so overwhelming. I...

July 05, 2016

Jesus Broke Me and Made Me Free

There is something to be said about the way Jesus broke me, brought me to...

June 2016

June 30, 2016

Living Before Destiny

When I'm not pretending to be J.K. Rowling with a pious side -- not that...

June 26, 2016

The Angry Jesus Freak: On Trump the Baby Christian

I have a confession to make. Probably, I have many confessions to make. But...

June 22, 2016

Bone Broth Love: Gay Marriage, The Jesus Banquet, + Inconvenient Attractions

In the end, this is the one that got me: Do unto others. As...

June 21, 2016

Jesus: Peter’s Beautiful Addiction

Of all the disciples, I think I love Peter the most, for all of his...

June 12, 2016

Hey, Church! Here’s Our Chance to Not Be Assholes

Hey church -- heads up. Here's our chance to show the love of Jesus to...

May 2016

May 12, 2016

Alanis Morissette Wrote A Worship Song

So I'm writing this book -- it's a memoir. It's a remembrance of a brief...

April 2016

April 28, 2016

Warrior Girl, Rise: Jesus on a Journey

Bear with me on this, with me, and my cinematographic imagination and my utter self-absorption....

February 2016

February 18, 2016

Heart Miracles and Forgivings

Back when Jesus was hanging out here on earth, a lot of people demanded miracles....

February 11, 2016

Priestcraft and Miss New Jersey

This post is part of my blog tour with LeNita Reeves of Purpose House. Be sure...

February 10, 2016

The Underdog’s Three Dispositions

At times I'm invited to do a blog tour with other faith-based bloggers, but I'm...

January 2016

January 25, 2016

I’d rather smite people.

Recently, I had the unfortunate experience of discovering that someone was speaking unkindly about me...

January 24, 2016

Because I’m lonely…

For a long time, I've wanted some writing friends, and I've pondered the idea of...

January 24, 2016

December 2015

December 16, 2015

Peace on earth: It’s good.

Let's keep praying for it. Pray for a MacroMiracle with the Jerseygirl, JESUS tribe! *...

December 15, 2015

From the 2012 archives: A New Day

Demons. Codependent demons. I am always trying to hide from them but recently, I prayed...

December 11, 2015

I’m Coming Out of the Christianity Closet

This one's a video, guys! If you can't or don't want to watch it, the...

December 07, 2015

Let’s Be Radical Christians

Today in my prayer time, I had a crazy-radical thought. I was lamenting to God...

September 2015

September 06, 2015

Sexy Leopard Shoes (How my friend is pissing off smart people).

I have the privilege of knowing people who are far more interesting than I, and...

June 2015

June 01, 2015

I Don’t Need You Like That Anymore – Guest Blogger Lisa Alexander

I know the moment it happened. I can pinpoint the time in my life when...

April 2015

April 05, 2015

Why do you weep?

They took my master, and I don't know where they put him. I can hear the...