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This is my final post on Fifty Shades of Grey
Don’t worry, I’m not about to rehash all the reasons Fifty Shades of Grey reads like a manual for abusers – that’s been done thousands of times over. I’m not about to shame every person I know who...
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#BeWow: What gives me joy this week
This is sort of an experimental post: a challenge issued to me by RonovanWrites, and this week I’m going to accept it. For those who have experienced depression, you know how difficult it can be...
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I judge people by their books
Most people, if they’re honest, will admit they judge others for something, even if they aren’t “supposed” to. Whether it’s a particular kind of haircut, poor grammar, or collection of bumper stickers,...
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The things that terrify me
I’ve had a phobia of trains since I was little. I grew up in a house near train tracks, and when the horn went off late at night, it scared me enough to wet the bed. But subways are worse – they’re...
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How to be the kind of woman I approve of, because that’s the only kind there is
I doubt I’ll ever have the chutzpah to write a how-to book on anything, even if peddling myself as an expert on something might earn me better sales. Clearly, the all-knowing title How to be a Woman...
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On being a stay-at-home feminist
I am a Christian feminist learning to embrace domestic work as part of my job. Right away, I can picture two courts of opinion: some women might praise me for making this choice independently, while...
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This is my Fight Book
Happy release day, A Stunning Accusation! You know that song by Rachel Platten, “Fight Song,” that you probably find yourself belting out alone in your car (or is that just me)? Well, A Stunning...
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Bitterness: the new religious B-word
“Why are Jews still bitter about the Holocaust? It was over half a century ago; it’s time to move on.” “You’d have a much better relationship with God if you got over your bitterness and forgave people...
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I’m pro-life and I don’t support defunding Planned Parenthood
Far from the first time, Rachel Held Evans has described my thoughts in a much more articulate way than I could think of myself (bold emphasis mine): Anyone else caught in this tension? I’m pro-life in...
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Thinking outside the tampon box
A woman runs a marathon during her period, without a tampon, and it’s all that Twitter is talking about (this hour, anyway). I had never heard of “period shaming,” but then again, I live in a society...
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“I’m pro-life, but…”
Don’t you love when people self-identify with a certain label, only to follow that up with a “but…” that basically contradicts everything we think that label represents? “I’m a Christian, but I don’t...
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What confronting my rapist taught me about justice
This is my first paid writing piece (not book-related) via xoJane! *** I didn’t realize I was raped until years after it happened. I, like many young women, entered the dating world with the idea that...
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What will it take to change your mind?
While it’s nice to have the support of both friends and strangers on the internet who tell me I’m brave for writing about pain, the reality is, I wish I weren’t. I wish I didn’t have to do any of this....
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#SolidarityWithStoya: What the church can learn from porn about consent
How much can you change the world with 55 words? On the 28th of November, in two tweets, Stoya—who is in no particular order a famous porn actress, an activist, a writer and a friend of...
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I used to think abused women were stupid
Today’s post is featured on Feminine Collective. Photo credit Katie Tegtmeyer I have a small degree of sympathy for people who judge women in abusive relationships. That’s because I used to be one. I...
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Bathsheba, justice, and the scandal of redemption
Photo credit goes to my husband, Joshua What You Need to Know About Bathsheba was recently shared in the Progressive Christians Facebook group (of which I am a member even though I don’t consider...
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Top ten most popular posts in 2015
The way I measure “popular” is by interactive discussion threads, not so much number of ‘likes.’ Liking a post is easy to do, but the true value for me is reading comments of people who were moved by...
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The power of vulnerability
Vulnerability is not my favorite thing. Actually, it’s terrifying. But darn it if authentic experiences and feelings don’t make good books. The vulnerable memoirs are my favorite, so of course mine...
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Discounted ebook – for a cause
With all the publicity from Kesha’s rape allegations against her producer, it’s time to discount this book again, because not even judges in a court of law understand the reality of the “imperfect...
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Hate the author’s worldview, but still like the book?
Moving my books from one location in another is a literal labor of love. I don’t know the exact number, but I’d say I own at least a couple hundred. In the first two years I lived in Colorado, I moved...
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