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2018-12-07T09:40:23-06:00

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Today I Choose to Die

Last updated on: December 7, 2018 at 9:40 am By Amber Cantorna

During this Lenten season, our church has talked a lot about suffering. Normally no one rejoices over studying such topics, any more than I’ve rejoiced over studying my history with shame while reading Brené Brown. It’s not easy and it often makes us uncomfortable. But for some reason I haven’t found this topic of suffering depressing the way I thought I would. Instead, I’ve found it refreshing and enlightening. The ability to talk about difficult topics such as suffering has... Read more

2018-12-07T09:41:01-06:00

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Own Your Story: Taking Power Back Over the Things that Shame You

Last updated on: December 7, 2018 at 9:41 am By Amber Cantorna

This past year, I spent a huge portion of my time each week writing my first memoir. That meant that I looked at and examined my own life from all angles and perspectives for hours each day. It was like immersing myself in intensive therapy. I learned a lot about myself and I uncovered truths about my childhood that were both tough to acknowledge and hard to sit with. While some of those realizations were difficult for me to accept as truth, they... Read more

2018-12-07T09:41:21-06:00

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My Power Struggle with Vulnerability

Last updated on: December 7, 2018 at 9:41 am By Amber Cantorna

I’ve been reading Brené Brown’s book The Gifts of Imperfection and it is undoing me. People warned me this would happen, which in all honesty, is why it’s taken me so long to pick it up. I knew it was going to require some energy. But when a group of women from my church decided to embark on this journey together, hungry for community, I enlisted. Four weeks in, Brené’s concepts surrounding shame, vulnerability, courage, compassion, and connection are already... Read more

2018-12-07T09:41:45-06:00

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4 Reasons Why Every Christian Should See “The Shack”

Last updated on: December 7, 2018 at 9:41 am By Amber Cantorna

Last week, my wife and I went to see The Shack. Despite its controversy among many Christians, we were eager to view the film version of a book that had meant something personal to both of us. The Shack is the story of a man named Mackenzie Allen Phillips (fondly called Mack) who is wrestling with guilt, shame, and grief over the abduction and murder of his youngest daughter, Missy, while on a family camping trip. Evidence of his daughter’s... Read more

2018-12-07T09:42:48-06:00

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Encountering God in the Dust

Last updated on: December 7, 2018 at 9:42 am By Amber Cantorna

“DID YOU NOT KNOW WHAT THE HOLY ONE CAN DO WITH DUST?” These words have been sitting on the ground of my soul for the past week. I can’t shake them or the power they hold to resonate so deeply within me. It’s been 5 years since I’ve attended an Ash Wednesday service. Lent was frequently observed in our household growing up; but as an adult, there have been some years that I’ve chosen to observe Lent and others that I... Read more

2018-07-10T07:32:15-06:00

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Release Date and Book Tour Information!

Last updated on: July 10, 2018 at 7:32 am By Amber Cantorna

“You must do the thing you think you cannot do. You must be fearless.” This quote by Eleanor Roosevelt, along with my addition at the end, has been both my challenge and my inspiration over the past year. I underestimated the task of writing a memoir. I didn’t receive the memo that informs writers that penning a memoir take every ounce of strength and determination you possess in order to thoroughly process through your past with a fine-toothed comb. Many memories I’d ignored... Read more

2018-07-10T07:32:15-06:00

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Stop the Train!

Last updated on: July 10, 2018 at 7:32 am By Amber Cantorna

Let’s face it–life is busy. It often feels like the 777 train in the Denzel Washington film, Unstoppable. We start off coasting for awhile, but soon, life picks up more speed than we know what to do with. Suddenly there’s this extra work assignment and that extra doctor’s appointment, and church gatherings, and connection groups, and the laundry that needs to be done, and the groceries we need from the store, and the dogs that need to be walked, and…well, before we... Read more

2018-12-07T09:43:32-06:00

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Privilege and Perspective

Last updated on: December 7, 2018 at 9:43 am By Amber Cantorna

For most of my growing up years, I was privileged. I didn’t know it at the time, but the privileged rarely do. I grew up a white, middle class female in a Christian home. I knew the label of “Christian” set me apart–my mom told me so often. But labels like cisgender/transgender or gay/straight were not yet part of my vocabulary or understanding. It wasn’t until I was in my 20’s that I realized I was gay. That instantly separated me from... Read more

2018-12-07T09:43:52-06:00

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Building Bridges

Last updated on: December 7, 2018 at 9:43 am By Amber Cantorna

In recent weeks, it’s been easy to feel discouraged and fearful about the current and future state of our country. So many unknowns lurk in what we can’t see. But in the midst of this uncertainty, I received a sign of hope–a letter from a friend and former co-worker of mine that I hadn’t spoken to in quite awhile. She’s Mormon and though we’ve always differed in our religious views, we’ve also always been able to listen to one another... Read more

February 2017

2018-07-10T07:32:15-06:00

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Redeeming What’s Been Lost

Last updated on: July 10, 2018 at 7:32 am By Amber Cantorna

Wow. What an incredible experience the Gay Christian Network (GCN) conference was for me this past weekend. Traveling to Pittsburgh, PA last Tues, my wife and I both went with anticipation in our hearts. This was not my first time attending a GCN conference, so knowing what it was like from previous experiences, my expectations were high. Thankfully, I did not return disappointed. But first, let me give you a little background. I grew up in a musical family that... Read more

January 2017

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