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October 2018

October 06, 2018

Kingdom Building in the Age of Kavanaugh

Brett Kavanaugh is confirmed as the next Supreme Court Justice despite his long history of...

August 2018

August 03, 2018

When You Unwoman a Trans Woman, You Unwoman Me

I just watched a heartwarming video from NowThis in which a trans woman tells the...

January 2018

January 17, 2018

God Is Love And Will Torture You Forever

Content/Trigger Warning: This post discusses stories of spiritual and psychological abuse. Tonight on my run, I...

December 2017

December 31, 2017

My First Christmas Without Jesus

On December 20th, I realized that Deconstruction is a process of losing and grieving foundational...

June 2016

June 01, 2016

When Trauma Comes to Visit (Write a New Song)

Right after Eli was born and all the trauma, a number of people advised me...

March 2016

March 02, 2016

A Decade of Marriage Means I’m Qualified To Tell You These Things

Husband and I have now been married for ten years. Over the past ten years,...

May 2015

May 26, 2015

SURVIVOR STORIES: Picking Up Pieces – Why Josh Duggar’s Redemption Isn’t The Point

**Trigger Warning: The following post contains discussion of sexual assault & sexual violence, and may...

November 2014

November 14, 2014

Every. Single. Day. (a tribute to my long-suffering husband)

This morning, my husband brought me coffee in bed. It was steaming hot, delicious, and...

October 2014

October 28, 2014

Ever Widening Circles >> Finding a Voice After Sexual Assault

"I thought I could fly...well, at least until my wings were clipped at the age...

September 2014

September 25, 2014

If My Liberation Is Bound To Yours…

"White friends, from a basic to do list standpoint: displace. Sit in the pain. Invest...

July 2014

July 09, 2014

I Am Pro-Life*

(*actually, wholly, totally, 100%, not-just-anti-abortion) I AM PRO-LIFE. I am anti-violence. Anti-death penalty. I am...

November 2013

November 18, 2013

Happy Birthday Jesus! Love, The Slaves

So here's my rant for the day. I've seen a blog floating around, proclaiming that...

November 10, 2013

Dear Birthing Mothers: On What Not To Say Out Loud

Dear Birthing Mothers, I’ve wanted to write this letter to you, to us, for a...

September 2013

September 05, 2013

Respect? That’s My Son’s Job

I've read a LOT of blogs lately. Blogs about how girls should dress, how young...

April 2013

April 14, 2013

underCover: “Lovesong”

About a year ago, my brilliant guitarist husband (Paul Koopman) and I worked out what...

March 2013

March 17, 2013

Running and Other Impossible Feats

It started as a weight loss obsession; my...

January 2013

January 27, 2013

Dreams and Deliverance

For as long as I can remember, I've had one superpower in my dreams. I...

December 2012

December 18, 2012

Winter in Bloom: New Ink

Sounds weird, right? Nothing blooms in winter. So last Summer, as I considered what I...

December 18, 2012

From the Ground Up

For a good long while now, I've been admiring my friend Jen Woodhouse's incredible creativity...

October 2012

October 21, 2012

I Am An Ultra-Marathoner (eeeeee!)

Three years in the making. That's what yesterday's achievement was. Achievement? I'm not sure that's...

October 01, 2012

The Tomb, The Womb, The Imposter, and The Beloved

God is in the kitchen. I know it if by no other fact than the...

July 2012

July 17, 2012

Light and Shadows

Sunday, July 15 2012: Teaching from Colossians 2:15-17, our pastor spoke on what he calls "God's...

June 2012

June 15, 2012

Oscillations

As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him,...

May 2012

May 05, 2012

Trading Futures

Tomorrow we celebrate one whole year with my sweet Elijah David. I can hardly believe...

November 2011

November 16, 2011

When You Win the Wrong Lottery

It's been an eventful week for my friends...and a bit of a rough one for...

August 2011

August 05, 2011

Ghost Hunting

Cameras are amazing. They capture images our minds might otherwise fail to properly retain. In...

June 2011

June 21, 2011

Your Little Heart (new song)

I wrote this song for Elijah while he was still baking. I even mentioned it...

June 02, 2011

…But Now My Eyes Have Seen You

In the days immediately preceding Elijah's birth, I was convinced I'd been abandoned by God....

May 2011

May 28, 2011

Observing Grief

“…there is nothing we can do with suffering except to suffer it. There is [no]...

May 26, 2011

Life and Death in 24 Hours: The Labor & Delivery Story

I’ve debated back and forth about whether or not to write this blog and share...

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