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And it has changed my life forever.

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How much suffering does love allow?

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So we sat down and had a conversation

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An Open Letter to the Church That Raised Me

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I Don’t Believe in God. So Why Did This Work?

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On morality, meaning, and an unresolved tension

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Authority, Abuse, and the Church’s Blind Spot

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A first-person account of faith loss, spiritual abuse, and survival

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What I expect from Christians and struggle to meet myself

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I went in to listen. I ended up in a debate neither of us planned for.

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