• Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Laura Jean Truman

Writing from the In/Between

  • Home
  • Meet Laura Jean
  • Writing
  • Content
  • Get In Touch

Laura Jean

New Years Eve: Drags Shows and Monks

January 2, 2017 by Laura Jean Leave a Comment

I spent New Years Eve in the in/between space. Somewhere in between throwing dollar bills at an enormous, glittering Queen who wooed us with P!nk and vulgarity and glitter, and curled up at a … [Read more...] about New Years Eve: Drags Shows and Monks

A Feminist Advent (Or: That’s What Advent Always Is)

December 22, 2016 by Laura Jean 5 Comments

And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant.     Surely, from now on all generations will call me … [Read more...] about A Feminist Advent (Or: That’s What Advent Always Is)

Psalm 71: Shame

December 19, 2016 by Laura Jean 2 Comments

In you, O Lord, I take refuge; let me never be put to shame. In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; incline your ear to me and save me Be to me a rock of refuge a strong fortress, to save … [Read more...] about Psalm 71: Shame

Weighing Sacredness

December 16, 2016 by Laura Jean Leave a Comment

And the weight of glory, if you held it in your hand It would pass right through you So now's your chance - Caedmon’s Call ------ “Only two things that are here on earth now are going to heaven with … [Read more...] about Weighing Sacredness

Joy, Joy, Where There Is No Joy

December 12, 2016 by Laura Jean 3 Comments

The Lord your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah … [Read more...] about Joy, Joy, Where There Is No Joy

Dearest, dearest evangelicals

December 6, 2016 by Laura Jean 28 Comments

Dearest evangelicals, I love you so damn much. You taught me how to love Jesus like a Person, how to pray to God as if God is as close as my breath, how to remember Scripture better than I remember … [Read more...] about Dearest, dearest evangelicals

Advent at 3am

December 5, 2016 by Laura Jean Leave a Comment

Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord; Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy. If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand? But with you there is … [Read more...] about Advent at 3am

When I Kept Silent

November 27, 2016 by Laura Jean 1 Comment

"Alas, Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I do not know how to speak; I am too young!” I used to work as a chaplain at an elderly residential facility and rehab hospital in Atlanta. I was there on … [Read more...] about When I Kept Silent

  • « Previous Page
  • Page 1
  • …
  • Page 12
  • Page 13
  • Page 14

Primary Sidebar

Meet Laura Jean

Laura Jean is an Atlanta based writer, itinerant chaplain, and amateur mystic. She lives and writes in the in-between places of queerness, loving Jesus, and rediscovering the Bible after fundamentalism.

Learn More

Let’s Connect

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter

Popular Posts

“So Are You Straight Now?” (And Other Bi Reflections on Sex, the Church, and God)

Mary Consoles Eve: Two Voices [Advent]

Postcard from the Wilderness: Remembering World Vision

Dry Rocks to Water Fountains [Exodus 17]

When Queer Christians Doubt

Footer

About Laura Jean

Laura Jean is an Atlanta based writer, itinerant chaplain, and amateur mystic. She lives and writes in the in-between places of queerness, loving Jesus, and rediscovering the Bible after fundamentalism.

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter

Subscribe via Email

Don't miss a post! Subscribe below to get each new post sent directly to your inbox.

Support Via Patreon

Interested in supporting Laura Jean's writing? Follow the link belong for a one-time gift or to become a Patron!

Recent Posts

Dark Nights of the Soul: Surviving Silence With the God Who Weeps

October 18, 2019 By Laura Jean

Why I Suck at Flirting: And Other Stories from Purity Culture

September 28, 2019 By Laura Jean

The Spiritual Practice of Noticing Absolutely Everything

September 13, 2019 By Laura Jean

Topics

Copyright © 2019 Laura Jean Truman · All Rights Reserved · Designed by Nathanial Totten Green