Writing
On faith, fear, doubt, and belonging, from a pastor who changed his mind about some of what he used to preach.
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When We Aim God’s Lightning Toward Other People
What if the God you were taught to fear is still shaping the way you see other people? I often think about…
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What If You Gave Yourself Permission to Ask?
Have you ever had a question you were afraid to ask? I’m not talking about school days when you finally raised your…
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Do You Worship a God-Awful God?
In my upcoming memoir, I wrote this line: “God could be a God-awful God.” Have you ever thought God was awful? Be…
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What If the God You Fear Looks Like Someone From Your Past?
I was seven years old when the church gave God a name I feared: Father. Looking back, I realize that word was…
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My Silence Became Part of the Answer
Fifteen-year-old Meg raised her left hand to ask a question. She sat cross-legged on the floor with the other teenagers. Her right…