Far from a golden chariot, on four wheels, I’m rolled out from the hospital. Husband waits with the door of our car open, my prince charming in every sense. And with groggy words, I turn as I lift myself from those wheels, after asking the lady pushing me, about her life, children, work, and job fulfillment. […]
The Duggars, Church Sandals, And Digesting The Character Betrayal Of Others. UNITE Link Party
“He is so anointed”, they told me. So, we drove nearly to Canada to see this tattooed man standing in a group of maybe a hundred people. He walked up the isle right beside me. Talked of his Rolex and how people in the congregation can give him another…or fill his pockets with money…if they wanted. […]
Shattering A Culture That Cares More About Coffee than People
“Soy, green tea latte, no classic syrup, one raw sugar, 170 degrees, and no foam”, I order a friend’s drink from my favorite barista, down at our local coffee stand. “Oh, we don’t have what we need to make that”, she shrinks back, pointing me to Starbucks. Ugh. I really need that exact order, I reluctantly […]
When I Was A Fourteen Year-old Runaway – Announcement
I was fourteen. Swayed by the schoolgirl whose mom was non-existent; yet paid the mortgage so her daughter wouldn’t be homeless. I longed for acceptance. My charismatic friend seemed to give it, while simultaneously criticizing my church-going parents; telling me I should be free, just like her. I was ignorant, so I followed. I ran away […]
Shattering Religious Duty
It’s Easter. I find myself driving out into the open. All alone. Four inch patent leathers pushing the gas petal, leading me far from home… Where I can grow small in light of His wide open spaces…. I had told them, “I don’t think I can do Easter this Sunday; eggs, large performances, wildly lavished stages….instead […]
Leaving the Church. A Mass Exodus We Can’t Ignore.
If you are a Christian, at least in these parts, it won’t take you very long to find one; someone wandering, offended, or just plain disillusioned with the institution of the church. Some of my closest brothers and sisters can be found church hopping, or saddened and leaving the church all together…silently disappearing unnoticed from corporate […]