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

September 28, 2019 by Laura Jean Leave a Comment

My very first memory of adolescence - the odd time when we move from childhood to being teenagers - was the day that Mrs. Emerson came over for iced tea to tell my mother that she was concerned, … [Read more...] about Why I Suck at Flirting: And Other Stories from Purity Culture

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

Deconstruction, Disorientation, and Brueggemann’s Psalms

February 8, 2018 by Laura Jean 5 Comments

For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to throw away. - Ecclesiastes 3:1,5 - I still have … [Read more...] about Deconstruction, Disorientation, and Brueggemann’s Psalms

Bushwhacking the Bible

January 31, 2018 by Laura Jean 5 Comments

Sometimes I forget to read my Bible. There is probably baggage from Evangelical Land there. Having a "quiet time" was really the holiest thing you could do (besides not dating), which means that … [Read more...] about Bushwhacking the Bible

When Queer Christians Doubt

January 17, 2018 by Laura Jean 15 Comments

Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. - Isaiah 40 - For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been … [Read more...] about When Queer Christians Doubt

Mary Consoles Eve: Two Voices [Advent]

December 11, 2017 by Laura Jean 1 Comment

"Mary Consoles Eve" Sr. Grace Remington Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey Today, I'm co-blogging with a seminary friend and local pastor, Karen Slappey, about the painting "Eve Consoles Mary," an … [Read more...] about Mary Consoles Eve: Two Voices [Advent]

Postcard from the Wilderness: Remembering World Vision

August 31, 2017 by Laura Jean 5 Comments

Sometimes you leave before you know you've gone. Sometimes you're still there, and you think you've left. I've spent a lot of time this summer processing "being evangelical," and being … [Read more...] about Postcard from the Wilderness: Remembering World Vision

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