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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

Easter Season for the Holy Saturday People

April 9, 2018 by Laura Jean 1 Comment

You'll be forgiven for forgetting that what you really want is love's confusing joy. - Rumi - See! I am making everything new! - Jesus - "But Mary stood weeping." - John 20:11 - I have some … [Read more...] about Easter Season for the Holy Saturday People

Barefoot Queer Girl in the Monastery Parking Lot

March 27, 2018 by Laura Jean 4 Comments

Wednesday was supposed to be my Sabbath, but it got off track. I left home much later than normal. I couldn't get my shit together, and everything got bumped later and later until my set-apart day … [Read more...] about Barefoot Queer Girl in the Monastery Parking Lot

Can’t Outrun Shame [Lent]

March 23, 2018 by Laura Jean 1 Comment

Oh how abundant is your goodness that you have laid up for those who fear you, and accomplished for those who take refuge in you, in the sight of everyone! Psalm 31:19 And they were both naked, … [Read more...] about Can’t Outrun Shame [Lent]

{keep her way pure}

March 14, 2018 by Laura Jean 3 Comments

how can a young woman keep her way pure? by guarding it according to your word. with my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments! Psalm 119 "purity of heart is to will one … [Read more...] about {keep her way pure}

Is Your Story Telling You? [Lent]

March 9, 2018 by Laura Jean Leave a Comment

  Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way to an inhabited town hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted within them. Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered … [Read more...] about Is Your Story Telling You? [Lent]

Refreshed. Revived. [Lent]

March 2, 2018 by Laura Jean 2 Comments

The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple. The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart. The commands of … [Read more...] about Refreshed. Revived. [Lent]

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)

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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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