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God Doesn’t Care about Your Church

I’ve long felt uneasy with the way Christianity talks about itself. Not so much in what it says about God, but in how it decides who belongs, where truth is allowed to live, and how tightly it must be held to remain safe. Faith often begins with relief. A sense of having found something that…
No, I’m not afraid of Hell

One of the most interesting conversations I had after leaving Christianity took place not in anger, or debate, but in grief. I had named my departure publicly in a Facebook post accompanied by an essay I titled, And Thus Man Created God in His Image. It was not written to provoke, but to tell the…
God’s Lesson Book of Love

This essay is best read alongside “What Belief Owed Love” which reflects on the ethical questions that shaped it. There is a theme to the Bible that many Christians tend to take for granted, a theme so great that its unfolding drama becomes the lens through which every chapter can be read. In the opening…
What Belief Owed Love

I once believed faith required certainty to survive. I am learning that honesty sustains it far better. I recently found something I wrote almost twenty years ago. It is long, confident, and entirely sure of where history is headed. It speaks of cosmic wars, divine law, heavenly sanctuaries, and a God steadily revealing truth through…
When Sin Stops Being Ours

Sin is a word that carries weight in us, even when we struggle to say what it means. It arrives already freighted with warning, judgment, and the quiet implication that someone, somewhere, is standing just outside the circle. Even for those who no longer hold the beliefs that once gave the word its authority, it…
More Than You Can Bear

Content Note: This essay discusses mental illness, suicidal ideation, and death. Please read with care. I’m Here… For Now “Do you have thoughts about harming yourself, or ending your life?” Her question cut directly to the reason I was there. Shifting in my chair, I searched for words precise enough to answer without exposing too…