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Bekah Legg from Restored often talks about the story in Judges 19. For those of you unfamiliar with the story, it’s the story of a horrific act of violence against a woman which ends with all the people of Israel, horrified by what they saw, coming together and saying “Just imagine! We must do something! …
In 2013 I suddenly found myself on the margins of my faith. Prior to this I’d been your average “conservative, evangelical Christian woman”: married, three kids, husband I submitted to, Church on Sunday morning, back home to mow the lawn of our nice suburban semi-detached house in the afternoon. Midweek my husband and I would …
“A major problem in evangelicalism is that the question is never asked ‘does this theology cause harm?’ but rather they ask ‘is it true?’ Once an evangelical has determined a belief to be ‘true’ harm caused is irrelevant and can be blamed on moral shortcomings of the victim rather than blamed on the harmful theology …
Friday 13th December, 2024 Maud had been the church cleaner since her husband died, she’d thought she’d be covered by his pension and life insurance policy but some loophole that she didn’t understand meant she wasn’t. She’d always stayed at home and looked after the children, and now, without John and his income, times were …
Justin Welby has resigned after a report found that he could have done more to prevent horrific abuse carried out by John Smyth, the most prolific serial abuser associated with the Church Of England. The Church of England has a problem with abuse, it’s still reeling from the Mike Pilivachi scandal, another man who was …
Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. Instead, he gave up his divine privileges, he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being.When he appeared in human form, he humbled himself in obedience to God and died a criminal’s …
I got half way through this revolting spectacle of male arrogance and privilege before I had to stop reading in order to go and calm down. It was the bit where he claims that the vast majority of abortions are the result of consensual sex that finally finished me off, a startling claim to make …
31st January 2024 Holy Filth To hell with purity.Or at least to hell with what the righteous tell us it is anyway.To hell with virginal innocence, unblemished faces, untouched bodiesTo hell with polished halo’s, hallowed silences, shimmering radianceTo hell with clean spoken voices, eloquent speeches, flowery language, and choral sung hymns. Give me the screams …
Monday 1st January, 2024 Happy New Year! No matter how much we try to avoid it, life is messy.Messy and… well….mingin’!Humanity isn’t clean and neat and tidy, we burp, and fart, and poop and bleed. In fact most of our bodily functions are sticky and gooey and often a bit stinky too. We’re gross! And …
The tiniest of eyelashes frame delicate blue eyesNestled perfectly in his chubby faceHe stirs a little, murmurs and sighsBut remains at peace, which is a reliefTo his mother, so tired, laid on her bed,She reaches over, her fingers brush his golden hairSoft like down.She marvels at the softness of his skinSo smooth, untouched, unlived inHe …