I’m shooting for the stars to hit the moon Mapping out a course for both my shoes,I’ve already practiced acting like there’s nothing to it. – Jellyrox, Rebel Tide Some days I’m still lost. Some days independence still knocks the breath out of me, and I’m reeling. I’m split. Over two years ago, I cracked,ContinueContinue reading “Floating on a rebel tide: Trying to find the light in mid-December”
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Why I’ve been a spiritual hobo for a few years
Maybe I’ll try church again. Two years ago, I’d been exiled from my church home four months before. One Sunday, I went to a service at a local megachurch, hiding myself in the crowd. And I asked God why I hadn’t found a spiritual home yet, if I ever would. And in the dimmed lightContinueContinue reading “Why I’ve been a spiritual hobo for a few years”
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”
Expressing myself after fundamentalism and legalism
Last Sunday, I introduced my friend Cynthia B. to my favorite movie during my teen years, The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975), said to be the highest grossing Disney movie of the 70s. It’s slapstick comedy, but has complex characters. I’ve always admired Dusty, the stage driver. She’s the stabilizing influence for most of the town. When three orphansContinueContinue reading “Expressing myself after fundamentalism and legalism”
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”
Eleanor Skelton 