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August 2014

August 20, 2014

Reclaiming “Third Way”

I’ve reached a point in my life where I cringe whether I hear someone talk...

July 2014

July 10, 2014

Beautiful, Beautiful Bitterness

The other morning, I came across a tweet from a self-identified “theobrogian,” calling for ex-fundamentalist...

November 2013

November 25, 2013

Gender Justice and the Christ/Church Dichotomy

Last week I spent way too much of my time reading through and thinking over...

October 2013

October 23, 2013

Privilege in Christian Pacifism: My Life is Not Your Thought Exercise

I wrote this post a few days ago and had it scheduled for today, but...

October 03, 2013

“You Are Not Your Own:” Wrapping Things Up

This post is part of a series called“You Are Not Your Own,” focusing on rape and...

September 2013

September 20, 2013

I write from my wounds and they don’t hear Jesus

Today I saw a tweet by a liberal (?), progressive (?), doesn't-think-gay-people-should-have-sex-but-probably-changed-their-FB-profile-picture-to-the-HRC-logo-a-few-months-ago (yeah, that's it)...

August 2013

August 26, 2013

If Jesus is Lord, then Caesar is not.

Last night at church, my pastor talked about the phrase "Jesus is Lord," and what...

August 02, 2013

Yup, the REAL problem with the church is Millennials saying “YOLO”

I'm going to start out by saying that I actually go to a church, and...

July 2013

July 25, 2013

From the archives: A Church “Building Project” that Made a Difference

This post was originally published on December 7, 2012 Many churches get super excited about...

July 02, 2013

“You Are Not Your Own” Series: Religion and Rape Myth Acceptance

This post is part of a series called“You Are Not Your Own,” focusing on rape and...

June 2013

June 09, 2013

When my abuser is welcome at the table, I am not.

It's the cool thing in more progressive branches of Christianity now to talk about how...

June 05, 2013

There are little lights everywhere.

I used to believe that the Church was the light of the world. A beacon...

April 2013

April 18, 2013

We are thin spaces.

I've been reading N.T. Wright's Surprised by Hope for several months now (with my internship, my research...

March 2013

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 02, 2013

Must Reads!

Here are some posts from the past week or so that you simply must read....

January 2013

January 23, 2013

Let me be angry.

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

December 2012

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...

May 2012

May 26, 2012

The church needs to do a better job of talking about sex, and it knows it.

The evangelical church (in general--every time I paint the church in broad strokes like this...

May 10, 2012

Not them. Us.

This week, Amendment One passed in North Carolina. We all know this by now, I'm...

May 09, 2012

When your home church doesn’t feel like home

I've been away from my hometown in Michigan for four years now, but I'm back,...

February 2012

February 02, 2012

Tell us we’re not strong enough. But you’re wrong.

Some people out there say that Christianity is for men, because our God came to...

January 2012

January 23, 2012

When I went to an Episcopal Church

Abe and I didn't know much about the Episcopal Church when we went there yesterday...

December 2011

December 09, 2011

Stop breaking off pieces of yourself in the name of Biblical manhood or womanhood!

"Play your position!" I've read this illustration many times: " If a goalie on the...

September 2011

September 30, 2011

“Unwilling Desperado:” A guest post!

Today's guest post is from my good friend, Abe Kobylanski. I hope you'll enjoy his...

September 23, 2011

I shouldn’t have to choose between sisters.

What's life like as a Christian feminist? One word: Tense. It's hard to feel completely...

September 19, 2011

Is it wrong to steal a car?

Is it wrong to steal a car? What if the owner of that car was...

September 17, 2011

Is the church a few steps behind?

I've never heard a pastor talk positively about the feminist movement. But when I read...

August 2011

August 28, 2011

First Church of Sarah Moon

It's 1:11 pm on a Sunday and I'm still in bed. My first thought when...