Rachel Held Evan's Searching for Sunday is about church: its triumphs and failings, its hypocrisy and grace. Rachel, like me, grew up in a well-intentioned Evangelical community where the Bible is accepted as fact and the "plain truth" is within easy reach. It's a culture of black and white morality, where spiritual cliches are a … Continue reading review: Rachel Held Evans’ Searching for Sunday
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Hobby Lobby pro-life?
I already talked about the Hobby Lobby case in various corners of the internet, but I realize it's something I should address here because I take an approach few critics are taking, and it has a lot to do with the topic of my blog, Style Wise. If you haven't already heard, the Supreme Court … Continue reading Hobby Lobby pro-life?
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I stopped going to church for nearly a year for a variety of reasons. I didn't feel that my academic knowledge was appreciated, I was limited by my gender, I wasn't at all comfortable with opening up about real struggle, I didn't fit in. I think Daniel and I feared that we would never really … Continue reading open arms