Faith Misguided
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I live in the country which has led to a mild to moderate Amazon addiction, and therefore, a concurrent love/hate relationship with boxes. I am always way more torn than I should be about the fate of my Amazon boxes. How many should I keep? Which sizes should I keep? Should I break them down…
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Trigger Warning: There is mention of sexual assault in this blog. My beautiful daughter once shared with me that it breaks her heart to see her friends getting engaged and married, knowing that when she gets engaged or married to her partner that the love and support for her relationship, will just not be quite…
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"I will join you in screaming this from the rooftops" "I am so inspired by your bravery to do and say what you know to be true" "you are helping so many people see God's real love" "you have helped me to maintain an open heart and an open mind" "thank you for staying strong…
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If you had sat in church in the 1800's it is quite likely that you would have heard from the pulpit that it was perfectly acceptable to own slaves because the Bible said so. You would have even been encouraged to bring your slaves to church with you because teachings from Ephesians and Colossians would…
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You haven't had Covid.....SOMEONE has! You haven't lost someone due to Covid.....SOMEONE has! You don't have an immunocompromised child.....SOMEONE does! You don't enjoy wearing a mask.....NO ONE does! You don't live in poverty.....SOMEONE does! You haven't experienced a crippling accident.....SOMEONE has! You haven't lost your job.....SOMEONE has! You haven't experienced prejudice.....SOMEONE has! You haven't experienced…
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Some days are just hard! Some days you just need to cry! Some days you just need to cry a lot! Today was one of those days. I'm not exactly sure what triggers those days....hormones, weather, disappointment, life....but whatever it is, it makes for brutal days, and even worse...brutal nights. FYI, I am an empath!…
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I have so many things that I want.....NEED.....to say! Where to start, without boring you to death? HMMM!! I'll go back to, somewhat, the beginning when we joined an Independent Fundamental Baptist Church. We remained members of this denomination for about 20 years (I promise I won't relive all of those years), but for the…
Why a blog? Why Ugly Perfection? Why Faith Misguided? These are all questions that I have asked myself a thousand times. Can I say to some extent, it just feels right? Yes, there’s definitely more to it than that, but that’s how it started. Just a feeling, an emotion, an energy inside of me that…
Well worth the investment of time to watch this challenge from Dr. Gushee. So much to be learned about doctrine and how doctrinal interpretations have changed throughout history. https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=G2o3ZGwzZvk An article written by Dr. David Gushee for Baptist News Global. Dr. Gushee is a professor of christian ethics and director of the Center for Theology…
THIS IS MY DAUGHTER'S PERSONAL STORY! SHE AND OTHERS LIKE HER ARE THE REASONS I SPEAK AND FIGHT! Alright let's just get this out of the way. I am GAY. Before that “horrid” word turns you away, let me at least explain my story and situation to you. I grew up in a super conservative…
THIS WILL BE A GROWING LIST OF BOOKS AND OTHER RESOURCES AS I COME ACROSS THEM! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP01bH9Ljf4 https://www.amazon.com/Mom-Gay-Revised-Expanded-Strengthening/dp/0664262228/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3GU4ZLVC3VNCF&dchild=1&keywords=mom+im+gay+susan+cottrell&qid=1607738664&sprefix=mom+im+gay%2Caps%2C256&sr=8-1 https://www.amazon.com/Where-True-Love-Devotional-Christians/dp/0986408026/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1607738804&sr=1-1 https://www.amazon.com/Walking-Bridgeless-Canyon-Repairing-community/dp/1951136012/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+bridgeless+canyon&qid=1607748442&s=books&sr=1-1 https://www.amazon.com/dp/1942011849/ref=cm_sw_r_em_apa_i_.a.6FbVXSN6J0
Ugly Perfection 