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The Gospel of Being Human

July 26, 2019 by Laura Jean Leave a Comment

It's the very end of the night, and me and three regulars are closing down the tavern. The stools are up, the dining room lights are down, and the bar smells like cleaning solution and stale beer. My … [Read more...] about The Gospel of Being Human

“I’m Here Because of Her:” Rachel Held Evans

May 5, 2019 by Laura Jean 1 Comment

This feels impossibly hard. I cried and scrolled through Twitter all day yesterday. Rachel was our pastor, but our church didn't have a building that we can go to to be together. She gathered … [Read more...] about “I’m Here Because of Her:” Rachel Held Evans

Giving Up Words for Lent: Ashes, Flesh, and Our Embodied God

March 16, 2019 by Laura Jean Leave a Comment

I have never really been comfortable in my body. I'm much more comfortable with words. There's a cardboard box of old journals in my closet, eighteen years worth of words spilled out of my brain … [Read more...] about Giving Up Words for Lent: Ashes, Flesh, and Our Embodied God

Missed Me? Find Me On Patheos (And Around!)

February 20, 2019 by Laura Jean Leave a Comment

Hi, Beloveds, I hope life is treating you all well! Some of you have noticed a dip in my writing on my personal blog this year - welp, I am still writing oodles and oodles, but I'm scattered across … [Read more...] about Missed Me? Find Me On Patheos (And Around!)

Cast Out from the Presence: Psalms of Lament

January 17, 2019 by Laura Jean Leave a Comment

All this came upon us,     though we had not forgotten you!     We had not been false to your covenant. Our hearts had not turned back;     our feet had not strayed from your path. But you … [Read more...] about Cast Out from the Presence: Psalms of Lament

Prophets and Artists and Those Who Bear Witness

December 5, 2018 by Laura Jean Leave a Comment

The word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness. He went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, as it is written in the … [Read more...] about Prophets and Artists and Those Who Bear Witness

Homemaking, Joy, and the Ominous, Ever Present “Shoulds”

October 31, 2018 by Laura Jean Leave a Comment

All I'm thinking about these days is homemaking in my first all-alone studio apartment. The happiness feels crackly, like my fingers are sparkling with energy. Last week I was driving to a date, … [Read more...] about Homemaking, Joy, and the Ominous, Ever Present “Shoulds”

To My Closeted Beloveds: Coming Out (To God)

October 11, 2018 by Laura Jean 6 Comments

In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried to my God for help; He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters. He brought me out into a spacious place; he … [Read more...] about To My Closeted Beloveds: Coming Out (To God)

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

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