Source: invisigoth88, Deviant Art. Continued from Part 2 That’s why I hide here in the darkSo no one has to see my pain…But can You bring the keys to my heartAnd help me find the way? – TFK, In My Room My growing independence unsettled my parents. The fear crept in subtly. I buried myselfContinueContinue reading “#WhyILeft Fundamentalism, Part 3”
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#WhyILeft Fundamentalism, Part 2
Source: invisigoth88, Deviant Art. Continued from Part 1 They make me feel so empty Their words, they cut like knives You tell me to forgive them, But I’m not sure I’ll survive… – TFK, In My Room “The way you talk about English, you really don’t seem like a dentist to me. You talk aboutContinueContinue reading “#WhyILeft Fundamentalism, Part 2”
#WhyILeft Fundamentalism, Part 1
Source: UnusualYoung.com, Tumblr. I’ve been trying to erase myselfBy trying to be someone elseThey say there’s no hope for meI guess this must be hell… – TFK, In My Room “I have to go, my dad’s calling me again.” I head for the door of the campus library. My friend rolls her wheelchair closer toContinueContinue reading “#WhyILeft Fundamentalism, Part 1”
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”
Eleanor Skelton 