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Mary and the Repair of a Male-Centred Order
I have begun to wonder whether the story of Mary functions less as a liberation of women, and more as a repair of a theological order that never fully trusted them. Christian tradition often presents her as the answer to Eve, the figure through whom disorder is undone and harmony restored. But the narrative anxiety…
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The Bible Is Inspiringly Uninspired
There are moments when reading the Bible honestly feels like an act of disobedience. Yes, sometimes the text says something offensive or archaic, but the deeper disturbance often comes from somewhere else. From the way certain questions refuse to be wrangled into surrender. From passages that will not submit to the theological boundaries we place…
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Defenders of The Faith
Recently, a friend posted in the group chat and asked if anyone could recommend any good books on Christian apologetics. It was a sincere question. There was no edge to it, just the familiar posture of someone who wants to think well about what they believe. It was the sort of question that once would…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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The Body That Forgot Itself
A reflection on how modern Christianity’s fixation on private salvation has hollowed its moral life, leaving communities unaccountable for collective harm. This blog post challenges the church to rediscover corporate responsibility, remember the people it wounds, and reclaim a faith capable of honesty, repair, and genuine belonging.
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Eden Revisited: A Conversation With My Former Faith
I offer this piece in two voices: the one I had fifteen years ago, and the one I carry now. The first half is taken from a blog post I wrote as a believer, convinced of Eden’s historic value, the Sabbath, and the outward-moving love of God. I have left these words mostly untouched, because…
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A Pleasing Aroma: God, Blood and The Fragrance of Sacrifice
Tracing ritual sacrifice, blood and smoke from Canaanite altars to the cross. This essay argues that temple ritual, human sacrifice and communion all arise from the same shared ancient grammar of sacred, violent devotion.
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