One of my weaknesses as a writer is that I’m not a visual person, and so finding graphics to go along with my blog posts is a challenge for me. I do not understand why […]
exploring the intersection of the monstrous and the sacred
If They Are Wrong About This, Then What Else Could They Be Wrong About? (The Opposite of Love is Shame: Part 20)
I had begun to abandon the cult of my childhood long before my “rejection of Genesis.” And while it took a few years after “rejecting” those first few chapters of Genesis because I no longer […]
Thank God for Unanswered Prayers (The Opposite of Love is Shame: Part 19)
I planned on moving from Australia to America to attend a Christian fundamentalist Bible college, again, as an escape mechanism, and I was even accepted to one. The college had very strict rules, things like […]
Undergrad Changed my Life (The Opposite of Love is Shame: Part 18)
After leaving homeschool high school at the end of grade 10, I thought my future was in retail, and I made a really good go at it. I worked the same job from age 14-17, […]
They Stole My Education (The Opposite of Love is Shame: Part 17)
I loved school when I was in primary school. It gave me a break from my home life, and I had some contact with the real world. One day that all came crashing down around […]
Darkness to Light
“Hello darkness, my old friend I’ve come to talk with you again.” ~ Simon and Garfunkel At the beginning of Advent, I was determined to finally conquer this season as far as figuring out what […]
PTSD and Worship
It is not Epiphany yet, that is coming soon. In fourteen days, to be exact. But as far as epiphanies go, I have had one. I am a very spiritual person and I love Jesus, […]
