Baggage
If you’ve read my previous blog post (hint: you should go read my previous blog post! :P), you’ll remember me sharing my opinion that the best relationships are like compound sentences- two independent...
View ArticleLife as the Rose
Disclaimer to self: Sometimes I write about the failures of the Christian church, and sometimes I feel that I become quite judgmental in my writings. I suppose that, after all the times I have been...
View ArticleBelated thoughts on Osama Bin Laden
I feel uncomfortable celebrating the death of anyone. I don’t care who he is or what he did. I have come to a point in my life where such vengeance gives me neither pleasure nor closure. When I heard...
View ArticleSo, where IS God when I’m s-scared?
Let me start off by saying that I love Veggie Tales. I grew up with a really weird crush on Bob the Tomato. I had trouble eating my veggies growing up, not because I didn’t like them, but because I...
View ArticleJoin the chorus: Stitching up the seams
The wonderful woman in charge of the blog, Stitching up the Seams, has agreed to let me link to her story. Her story of sexual abuse has given me courage and let me know that I’m not alone. So, please...
View ArticleWhen sex is a search
I went over to Donald Miller’s blog today and discovered that he has posted questions directed at men and women asking, “Why do people hook-up?” A thought provoking question. I’ve never “hooked-up.”...
View ArticleIs it wrong to steal a car?
Is it wrong to steal a car? What if the owner of that car was basically asking for it to be stolen? What if the owner washed it every day so it was as shiny as possible? What if he left it in his...
View ArticleThe subtle signs of relationship abuse
Image via Batteredhearts.com October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Are you aware of domestic violence? Of course you know it exists. Turn on Lifetime for five minutes and you’ll figure that...
View ArticleRape culture, Relevant Magazine, and other things that make me want to swear...
Trigger warnings: rape, and rape enabling Some of the responses to Joe Paterno’s death were triggering for me. You know, the ones that basically say (albeit in much more eloquent terms), “Everyone,...
View ArticleSame ol’ story.
Image via http://www.stepupprogram.org Trigger warnings for sexual assault. “Once upon a time, there was a girl who was pure, virtuous, an angel in a white dress, and most importantly, a virgin. Then,...
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