Four of these titles I’ve earned, two I obtained through holy matrimony, one was a gift from my parents, and one (as a formal description when adjoined with Mrs.) appeared in the mail after my husband accepted his first pastoral youth and music position in a midwestern evangelical church. However, who I am is less… Read more

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A call to maintain separation of Church and State. It began with a snarky comment in the form of a question on a social media thread. The article provoking the remark was titled, “How can you follow Jesus and support Donald Trump?” The snarky comment? – “How can anyone follow Jesus and support any form… Read more

A Reflection of Mal-Entrusted Faith and an All-In Mentality Growing up in the Evangelical church and having spent the first few years of married life as a spouse to a (then) Evangelical minister, I can attest to the blind loyalty of those who elect to attend this style of faith community. Parishioners who attend regularly,… Read more