Voice over artist, writer (YA Fantasy), storyteller, wife, mom, seminary grad, lover of D&D, and all things geeky. (she/her)
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I'm so excited to be connected with so many new followers but I feel like I need to preemptively disappoint you... b/c while I do occasionally tweet about theology, I mostly talk about Dungeons and Dragons, fantasy, and how much I love the Geek community.
So... welcome?!
Ok, HUGE news... I'm getting my PhD!
I got accepted into the Practical Theology and Ethics program at the University of Edinburgh and will be researching the connection between interpretations of Eve and abuse against women in churched families. Cannot wait to start!
In light of the current conversation around women, seminary, @tgc, and @ReformTheoSem I thought I’d reshare this article from all the way back in 2017.
Seminary is for everyone and everyone should be welcomed there.
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If you claim to love Jesus/love people but also accuse others of having TDS… I need you to understand that I will not believe you.
My apparently hot take: Christmas should begin whenever your heart and your family need it to.
You have no idea what someone is going through so be gracious and if you can’t support them, then at the very least, leave them alone.
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Many white evangelicals hate the idea of taxes more than they hate the idea of their neighbors starving.
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I've gotten some puzzling pushback here.
Kirk shared his politics everywhere. He shared the gospel on occasion. TPUSA events are about politics. So he only "shared the gospel everywhere" if they're the same thing.
Besides, Burk's crowd has conflated politics and gospel before.
I got new glasses… my son just said, “Mom, you look like a librarian that could give the best book suggestions but also round kick your face.”
People. That’s one of the greatest things anyone has ever said about me, lol.
I'm increasingly convinced that part of what's going on right now is that some people think we're living the story of the Little Red Hen, and some people think we're in the parable of the Good Samaritan.
And the two stories are pretty much diametrically opposed.
In light of the govt's attempt to persuade women to have more babies (and the evangelical church's support of that), a reminder that I wrote a book about God's *actual* purpose for women... spoiler alert, it's not about being wives or having babies.
a.co/d/eeOGGeH
Me to my teenage daughter: Aren’t you cold??? It’s freezing out!
Daughter: It’s not cold, Mom, I’m fine.
Daughter, 10 minutes later as she grabs a sweatshirt : Spite it not as warm as it should be!!!!
😂😂😂
#parenting
First time playing #dnd in two months and we’ve lost count of how many 1s our party has rolled.
The greatest lie evangelicals ever told women was that they were created to be wives and mothers. The second greatest lie? That they should be grateful for it.
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Someone I respect recently asked me why I seemed to be having such a visceral reaction to the last few weeks… this kind of thing is why. Those of us who have already lived thru a similar cultural ethos know that it emboldens & unleashes male aggression toward women.
But would that stop pastors from sexually abusing women and children in their congregations? Would it stop churches from covering up abuse or enabling abusers?
Seems like if you really had an issue with fornication and adultery, you’d start there.
I'm not going to lie, every day, I check the news and feel increasingly hopeless. It just doesn’t seem like there is much I can do to change things or make a difference.
However, there is one small thing I *can* do, an area I *can* speak into/against: Christian patriarchy.
Start a book group. Spread the word. Because despite what some so-called Christians are saying (and how they are acting) the Bible teaches that ALL people were created valuable, deserving of dignity, and worth caring for.