Editorial note: I wrote this opinion and organized this protest in a personal capacity. The views and opinions expressed here are my own and do not necessarily reflect or represent the views or positions of any of my employers. A couple of weeks ago, I organized a group to protest Jim Berg’s “Christian Growth BibleContinueContinue reading “What happened when we protested former BJU counseling director Jim Berg”
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Help my unbelief
I’m often told by friends and blog readers that my “vibrant Christianity” is inspiring, that I “maintain remarkable stability in the face of incredible odds.” But I wonder if they’d still say that if they knew the me who sometimes wonders if spirituality is real or just a coping mechanism for survival, the me whoseContinueContinue reading “Help my unbelief”
Movie Review: Mars Hill Church’s ‘Good Friday’ film
Source: Mars Hill Church Editorial Note: I wrote this post in 2013, before The Seattle Times reported on Mars Hill Church’s senior pastor Mark Driscoll’s spiritual abuse in 2014, and long before the 2021 release of The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill podcast by Christianity Today. After I read the victim’s stories describing Driscoll’sContinueContinue reading “Movie Review: Mars Hill Church’s ‘Good Friday’ film”
Purity rings: How I reclaimed a patriarchal evangelical tradition
I was one of those pre-teens longingly looking through the True Love Waits catalog back in the early 2000s. Wondering. Waiting. Somehow, I wanted to believe that wearing one of these rings and promising to keep my thoughts pure and my body untouched would magically cause the man God had prepared for me to appear,ContinueContinue reading “Purity rings: How I reclaimed a patriarchal evangelical tradition”
Book Review: The Christian Zombie Killers Handbook by Jeff Kinley
I know what you’re thinking. Christians… and zombie killers? How much more oxymoronic can you get? But I like mindbenders, and the title of this book alone was enough to intrigue me. Still, I wasn’t expecting much more than a thrill and maybe a laugh. Wrong. This is not another half-hearted attempt to mishmash someContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The Christian Zombie Killers Handbook by Jeff Kinley”
Eleanor Skelton 