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Protected: Recordings

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Recordings from a late-night argument I had with my father as a teen… and some thoughts

Several months ago, I was scrolling through old voice memos on my phone when I stumbled across one that was two hours long. I hit play, and was immediately taken back to when I was 16, arguing with my father about Heaven and Hell. I transcribed the whole thing right then and there, but I […]

Protected: I read 101 books this year—here are my favorites

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I read 101 books this year—here are my favorites

One word: audiobooks. The books that shaped a defining moment in my religious journey At the end of 2021 and into the beginning of this year, I read a book called People Love Dead Jews, which I mentioned in last year’s reading wrap-up. Reading one specific paragraph in the very first chapter sent me tumbling […]

The Essential Guide to Setting Goals for the New Year

New Year’s Resolutions don’t have a great reputation. I’ve met people that don’t worry about setting any just because they’ve heard that statistic that goes around about how many people abandon them by February! I think a large part of why goals for the new year don’t work for so many is because they only … Continue reading The Essential Guide to Setting Goals for the New Year

Protected: Heaven

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Heaven

I used to think I would go to Heaven when I die. I imagined it as so many do: a place filled with light, and everyone I loved who had died before me. My parents told me that being, “Absent from the body,” meant being “present with the Lord.” So, I imagined that in one … Continue reading Heaven

Protected: The Pride That G-d Loves

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The Pride That G-d Loves

Content Warning: Instances of religiously oriented homophobia and emotional abuse. Growing up a queer child of a Baptist pastor, the word “pride” did not have the best connotations for me. The Bible says, “Pride goes before destruction,” and because of this, my parents communicated discomfort regarding this word and many other terms and phrases used … Continue reading The Pride That G-d Loves

Protected: Three Years: Reflections on—and Since—Coming Out

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