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Evil With Its Mask Off (This Kind Only Comes Out By Prayer and Fasting)

October 4, 2018 by Laura Jean 3 Comments

In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” I wrote this piece the week that the president made fun of … [Read more...] about Evil With Its Mask Off (This Kind Only Comes Out By Prayer and Fasting)

Same-Sex Attraction, Celibacy, and Jackie Hill Perry

August 22, 2018 by Laura Jean 4 Comments

Imagine thinking sunlight was sinful. Your bedroom is in the basement. You go out with friends, but only at night. You keep your blinds drawn. Vitamin D deficiency is worming its way into your … [Read more...] about Same-Sex Attraction, Celibacy, and Jackie Hill Perry

Queer Christian Grief

July 19, 2018 by Laura Jean 13 Comments

I sat and cried at the East Atlanta rainbow stairway today. It had been a rushed kind of day. The latest Desiring God article RE: "The Harvest in the Gay Community" (y'all we are not parts that you … [Read more...] about Queer Christian Grief

Hope for the Hopeless Activist

July 10, 2018 by Laura Jean Leave a Comment

I helped tutor refugee kids in Clarkston for awhile, one of the largest refugee communities and "the most diverse square mile in America." Upstairs in a run-down leasing office is a room filled … [Read more...] about Hope for the Hopeless Activist

The Lie of the Queer Christian Zero Sum Game

June 11, 2018 by Laura Jean 4 Comments

The question physically startled me. We were curled up next to each other on the piano bench, catching up. What's up, who are you these days, where are you seeing God, what does it mean to be human … [Read more...] about The Lie of the Queer Christian Zero Sum Game

St. Francis and Lucky Strikes

May 25, 2018 by Laura Jean Leave a Comment

I keep trying to fill the restlessness in my soul with more restlessness, and being surprised when it doesn't work. I keep trying to buy my way out of anxiety, or consume my way into joy, or run my … [Read more...] about St. Francis and Lucky Strikes

Further Up and Further In

May 15, 2018 by Laura Jean 1 Comment

We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot … [Read more...] about Further Up and Further In

Performing Spirituality and the Hidden Life

May 1, 2018 by Laura Jean Leave a Comment

Your life is hidden with Christ - Col 3:3 “And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, so that they may be … [Read more...] about Performing Spirituality and the Hidden Life

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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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