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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

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

Fear, Fundamentalism, and Welcome

April 24, 2018 by Laura Jean 2 Comments

"I am going to prove that there's a soul for my senior philosophy thesis!" I was sitting on the arm of the chair in my philosophy professor's office. The chair was low and squishy, so after the … [Read more...] about Fear, Fundamentalism, and Welcome

God (She)

February 28, 2018 by Laura Jean 3 Comments

Is God more like men than like women? No? Your church still only says "God-He," though. Is it because you think God has particular genitalia? No? "The Bible says our Father, who art in … [Read more...] about God (She)

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

My Eyes Fail, Looking for My God

January 8, 2018 by Laura Jean 4 Comments

Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in the miry depths, where there is no foothold. I have come into the deep waters; the floods engulf me. I am worn out calling … [Read more...] about My Eyes Fail, Looking for My God

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