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May 2013

May 16, 2013

Tony Jones, Peter Rollins, and the trend of “don’t call me racist!”

I've noticed a trend among white, straight, academic cis men in so-called progressive or emergent...

May 07, 2013

Elizabeth Smart, chewed gum, roses, cars, and me.

Trigger Warning for Rape, Sexual Assault, and "Slut Shaming" As you may have seen, this...

May 06, 2013

New blog series on Patheos!

In case you missed yesterday's announcement, this blog has moved to the Patheos blogging network!...

May 06, 2013

New Series on Rape and Sexual Assault in Christian Dating Books: “You Are Not Your Own”

If you're a regular reader from my old address at SarahOverTheMoon.com, or if you follow...

May 01, 2013

God is not really a king.

I've been thinking a lot about my deepest held images of God: why do I...

April 2013

April 27, 2013

Guest Post for Alise Write

Hi friends! My research project is done, my exams are finished, and (though I still...

March 2013

March 29, 2013

The cross and radical activism

The idea that Jesus chose, out of his own free will, to go to the...

March 26, 2013

Crucifixion and Liberation

[Trigger warnings for abuse, rape, and violence against oppressed groups] I recently wrote a blog...

March 18, 2013

Spiritual Abuse Awareness Week: Violences are Connected

Back in February, Sen. Marco Rubio explained why he opposed the Violence Against Women Act:...

March 05, 2013

On equality, humility, and privilege: A response to Matt Appling

When I first began blogging, one blogger that I both read and respected was Matt...

February 2013

February 20, 2013

Loving my body for Lent

As a former fundamental Baptist, this is only my second year of observing Lent. Lent,...

February 19, 2013

Must Reads!

It's been awhile since I've had the time to sit down and post links to...

January 2013

January 29, 2013

Why I’m a Unitarian Universalist

I want to talk about faith for a second. I'm a Unitarian Universalist. People often...

January 28, 2013

Account and Countenance

Trigger Warning for intimate partner violence/verbal abuse and spiritual abuse I'm on a guest-posting streak...

January 23, 2013

Let me be angry.

Trigger Warning for abuse and rape: I've been tired of fighting. Been feeling like nothing...

January 20, 2013

Best of the week!

I didn't have time to do a "best of the week" post last week, so...

January 17, 2013

Why Chris Rosebrough is Wrong: A Case for Ordaining Women (Guest Post By Travis Mamone)

Here are some thoughts from my friend Travis Mamone (who blogs about cool stuff like...

January 16, 2013

No one’s Messiah

To Christian men and the churches they attend: I am not your Christ. Churches may...

January 11, 2013

Some humans are more equal than others: John Piper on spousal abuse and submission

I'm doing a series on complementarianism's manipulative claims at promoting equality. You can read the...

January 09, 2013

Some Humans Are More Equal Than Others: Joshua Harris on Male Authority and Female Submission

I'm doing a short series on some examples of the way that complementarians claim to...

January 07, 2013

Some humans are more equal than others: Introduction

Complementarian evangelical leaders like to pretend that their view of women is something other than...

January 01, 2013

No, REALLY, I’m happy.

Yesterday, I wrote about how, for the first time in a long time, I really...

December 2012

December 19, 2012

When I don’t want to be a Christian anymore, I just believe in love

I believe in love. I feel that I must take a moment to define my...

December 07, 2012

A church “building project” that made a difference

Many churches get super excited about building projects. These projects are supposed to represent big changes...

November 2012

November 26, 2012

On apologetics

Often I try to process my faith publicly, either through my blog or through facebook...

November 15, 2012

In Praise of the Doubting Thomas–A Book Review

My friend Travis Mamone has a new ebook out. It's called In Praise of the Doubting...

November 13, 2012

“Progressive” Christianity and Premarital Sex

Almost exactly one year ago, I read an article on Relevant Magazine that made me...

October 2012

October 28, 2012

Love and the mystery of men and women

I've been reading bell hook's book All About Love: New Visions. In it, she stresses the importance...

September 2012

September 28, 2012

A follow-up on complementarianism and rape culture

{trigger warning for rape} This is a follow up to my recent blog post, "Complimentarianism's...

September 25, 2012

Complementarianism’s ugly relationship with rape

[Trigger warning: rape apologism] [Update: I've changed some mentions of "evangelical leaders" to "complementarian leaders"...