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March 11, 2018

Sarah, Beth, and Sarahbeth: excerpt from my new book

The following is an excerpt from my new book, an essay collection called Things You Can’t Un-see, which releases this week! Pre-order your copy here. My husband makes fun of me for my obsession with monograms. After he caught me … Continue reading →
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Published on March 11, 2018 16:51

February 27, 2018

How slaves adopted and transformed Christianity

Every now and then, Christianity Today publishes something I find really thought-provoking. Recently, they published an article about why black slaves adopted the religion of their masters. As a history buff and a Bible nerd, I find things like this … Continue reading →
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Published on February 27, 2018 15:10

February 25, 2018

Parkland survivor: GOP ignores mass shootings, but not gay wedding cakes

A survivor of the Parkland shooting last week, Cameron Kasky, recently spoke with CNN’s Anderson Cooper where he harshly criticized Republicans for selling their votes to the NRA. In a poignant statement, Kasky slammed conservative politicians who offered nothing more … Continue reading →
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Published on February 25, 2018 19:15

February 24, 2018

Another sad attempt at getting evangelicals to accept transgender people

Christianity Today has had remarkable clarity on the #MeToo and #ChurchToo movements lately, so the following piece about how the “transgender narrative” apparently perpetuates negative gender stereotypes is more of a disappointment than usual. Granted, it’s not exactly unexpected, given … Continue reading →
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Published on February 24, 2018 18:59

February 12, 2018

Dennis Prager: Evangelicals aren’t hypocrites for backing Trump

We’ve seen a lot of think pieces over the past year attempting to put a logical spin on evangelical support for Donald Trump. At this point it seems that all their justifications are worn-out clichés and do nothing to redeem … Continue reading →
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Published on February 12, 2018 19:46

February 3, 2018

Join my launch team!

I’m so pleased to announce that the process of publishing my next book, THINGS YOU CAN’T UN-SEE, is under way! A big part of being an independent author means doing the bulk of the marketing myself. It’s a lot of … Continue reading →
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Published on February 03, 2018 16:40

January 29, 2018

“The faith of Sarahbeth”: an interview with author Morgan Guyton

This was a fun interview with Morgan Guyton, author of How Jesus Saves the World From Us (which I highly recommend) about what motivated me to write Confessions of a Prodigal Daughter. I just love how important he makes me … Continue reading →
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Published on January 29, 2018 15:24

January 26, 2018

Update on my next book!

Dear readers, The process of publishing next book begins this week! My cover artist will start designing tomorrow, and this cover is different (in a good way!) from my others. The first thing you’ll notice is that there isn’t a … Continue reading →
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Published on January 26, 2018 17:27

January 19, 2018

Trump to speak at annual March for Life

Donald Trump will become the first sitting president to speak at the annual anti-abortion March for Life today via satellite, according to Ben Shapiro of The Daily Wire. This move once again panders to the fan base that got Trump … Continue reading →
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Published on January 19, 2018 11:19

January 16, 2018

“What did you expect, going to his apartment?” is bad feminism

We live in a world where “gray rape” is a legitimate phenomenon; where consent is so often muddied that men walk away from sexual encounters feeling lucky, and the women they just slept with go home feeling violated. What is … Continue reading →
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Published on January 16, 2018 15:25