You just decided you had a terrible childhood after attending a liberal college, right? You got influenced by the Secular Humanism. Actually… no. I kept journals growing up. Eleven of them, to be exact. Some were diaries, some were prayer journals. Diary 1: August 1998 to December 2000Diary 2: December 2000 to December 2010Diary 3: June 2011 toContinueContinue reading “‘Are you sure you aren’t exaggerating?’ | How we respond to homeschool abuse victims”
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Why do you say you left fundamentalism?
A van with the Bob Jones University logo in the parking lot of Grace Bible Church in Colorado Springs, spring 2013 | Photo: Eleanor Skelton The biggest question that surfaced during the series on why I left fundamentalist Christianity was: “What do you mean when you say you left fundamentalism?” I’m mostly referring to theContinueContinue reading “Why do you say you left fundamentalism?”
God agrees with ME! | How we recreate God in our own image
Like ships in the nightYou keep passing me byWe’re just wasting timeTrying to prove who’s rightAnd if it all goes crashing into the seaIf it’s just you and meTrying to find the light.- Mat Kearney, Ships in the Night So much religious noise, all around me… “No, Eleanor, you have to receive the Holy GhostContinueContinue reading “God agrees with ME! | How we recreate God in our own image”
Missing the mark: Exploring the meaning of ‘sin’ beyond fundamentalism
I cry, Father, Father, forgive meYou say, Child, I already have.- Joy Williams, Beautiful Redemption I pulled back on the bowstring, my arm trembling to hold it taut. My friend Ashley gave me pointers from the other side of the archery pit. “Pull your finger back before you release so the arrow doesn’t catch.” “AimContinueContinue reading “Missing the mark: Exploring the meaning of ‘sin’ beyond fundamentalism”
Nudity on stage: Theatre D’Art’s Paradise Lost retells Adam and Eve story with more vulnerability, humanity
The midsummer air in the upper room theater stifled, and the box office offered complimentary water bottles. I chose to experience the play barefoot. I knew several members of the cast personally or had seen them in other Theatre D’Art productions, intensifying the experience. My friend Dastan played Lucifer, and Dana (per tradition from hisContinueContinue reading “Nudity on stage: Theatre D’Art’s Paradise Lost retells Adam and Eve story with more vulnerability, humanity”
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