Tag: faithfully lgbt
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Subtleties
Despite the moments lived and spent, the need to write always returns to my mind with time. The weekends this summer are booked full, evenings between filled with dinners with friends and errands, weekdays of good work at the soft, steady new job. As of a few months ago, I work where women’s vulnerability, healing,…
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Generous Space Guest Post: Queering Biblical Womanhood
Hi friends! I’m proud to announce I’ve published a guest blog post for Generous Space, an LGBTQ+ Christian organization. I’ve had the privilege of attending their small group meetings since I moved to Vancouver about a year and a half ago. I’m very grateful to Beth Carlson-Malena for this opportunity and to everyone at Generous…
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Navigation
This winter, living has felt heavy and lonely. The rain strikes me as it did a year ago, when I was unemployed, the feelings even more open than they were then. The year passed has not been quite so forgiving in recent months. The world is very large, the world is above my pay grade,…
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Spirit Pride 2018
Hey! Long time no talk. Many things have been keeping me busy, some more exciting than others. Perhaps the most exciting thing to recently happen to me, I was sponsored to attend Spirit Pride: An LGBT Spirituality Conference here in Vancouver from July 27-29 and write an article about the event. You can read the article…
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My Best
I’m sitting on a patio at a restaurant, alone, munching on fries. What can I say? I would never write at home. I’d lie on my bed and watch Netflix like anyone else. I know it’s been over two months since my last post. When are we going to stop pretending we believe me when…
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Vulnerable
I cried for the first time at my new job today. I’m not here to complain. I’m not even going to tell you what happened. That would be disrespectful of the privacy of my coworkers and workplace. Not everyone wants their vulnerabilities proclaimed on the internet (weird, right?). Good thing I have no problem proclaiming…
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