My Name is Jory and I am a Recovering Addict
byNobody ever says, “when I grow up, I want to be a drug addict.” -unknown My name is Jory and I am addict; an…
I Am Enough (Poetry)
byArt done by my mother, April Ryan: https://www.facebook.com/innerartiststudioaprilryan/ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ I am enough; I can do it all. I stand back up every…
How Does an Abused Woman Experience a Patriarchal God? (by Kathleen Schwab)
byIn the evangelical churches of my young adulthood God was considered a man. I was told this many times by pastors and by lay-Christians,…
JUSTIFIED: My Transformation on LGBTQ Theology
by(Featured Pic: I am with my good friend, Erika, who is a transgender woman, activist and pastor) I. Breaking “Black & White Thinking” Years…
Born & Raised Evangelical
byI was born and raised within Evangelicalism; a culture that I know front and back because I have been participating in it front and…
How Could They Have Known I’d Love You Forever? (Happy Birthday, Baby!)
byI was just getting to know you when we walked into that ball fashionably late. It was you, me & two black beauties out…
Satan: The Divider of Parents & Children
bySeparating children from their parents AT ANY AGE is to separate them from their SOURCE OF LIFE. It’s a similar feeling we get when…
Bay Area Friends; Let’s Do Coffee Wednesday (Nov. 29th)!
byHello there, my friends! Our national #CoffeeTour continues! My husband and I are in the Bay Area for the holidays, so we want to…
Race Matters (by Erin Jones)
byAfter many conversations with Christians over the past few weeks – on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and in person – I am left aching to…
Steeler Nation & White Supremacy
byI was born and raised just outside of Pittsburgh, PA, and still live in “Steeler Nation.” I have watched the ups and downs of…