The Blog

A space where I grapple with my own lessons, struggles, and faith. Sometimes I have reflection questions or freebies linked in posts. Sometimes I leave the post as unresolved as I am.

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Demonizing Empathy

If you are in the social media world much, you may have seen a viral tweet talking about the “sin of empathy” floating around in response to Bishop Budde’s plea for mercy in January. This is riding in on the heels of a different book published last year claiming that some empathy is toxic. These views are flowing from staunch Christian Nationalists who believe in the intermingling of their narrow beliefs and political power.

All of this talk has honest people who are trying to grow in their faith wondering if their kind regard for other humans will accidentally send them to hell.

Well I say, to hell with that.

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Deconstructing toward Wholeness

There’s an inner process at work when you head down the road of faith deconstruction.

Something triggered dissonance in your very self and the brave will wander inward to see where the disturbance lies.

That journey inward reveals your mis-formation. Over the years you have shut down parts of yourself for love, acceptance, and belonging. You now open the doors to spaces within your being you had locked up tight only to discover that they seem not only ok, but good. You wonder why you set these parts of yourself off limits? You grieve the time you’ve lost embodying these qualities. And then you begin the work of healing and rehabilitation toward wholeness once again.

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