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Category: Religion

My First Time Walking Through Grief as an Exvangelical

February 3, 2022 Sara Martin 2 Comments

As a Christian, I had a roadmap of sorts for navigating grief. Now, I feel tasked with forging my own path without my former faith.

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Posted in: Religion Filed under: Christianity, death, deconstruction, exvangelical, grief, mental health

I Don’t Pray Anymore

September 10, 2021 Sara Martin 5 Comments

A reflection on why I gave up this confusing and inconsistent Christian practice.

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Posted in: Religion Filed under: Christianity, cognitive dissonance, deconstruction, evangelical, prayer, psychology, theology

How My Christian Faith Fell Apart | A Case Study of Deconstruction

August 26, 2020 Sara Martin 19 Comments

Don’t judge a book by its cover, or you’ll miss the story behind it.

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Posted in: Religion Filed under: agnostic, community, deconstruction, depression, empathy, evangelical, exvangelical, sexuality
I contacted my evangelical ex for the first time in 3 years

I Contacted My Evangelical Ex for the First Time in 3 Years

April 19, 2020 Sara Martin Leave a comment

My experience of what happened when I reopened contact with my ex, and how it felt revisiting the most painful parts of our shared evangelical past.

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Posted in: Relationships, Religion Filed under: closure, deconstruction, evangelical, evangelicalism, ex boyfriend, purity culture, relationships, shame, spiritual abuse, trauma
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Eric Ludy Responds to Joshua Harris: An Exvangelical’s Review

August 24, 2019 Sara Martin 3 Comments

Eric Ludy had a lot to say about Joshua Harris kissing his marriage and Christian faith goodbye. Here’s an exvangelical’s take on Ludy’s five-part response.

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Posted in: Religion Filed under: Christian dating, Christianity, deconstruction, eric ludy, exvangelical, joshua harris, leslie ludy, purity culture, relationships, review

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Latest read: The Spoon Stealer by Lesley Crewe. Th Latest read: The Spoon Stealer by Lesley Crewe. There was so much to love about this book. Some of my favorite parts were the memoir writing class and the friendships formed from it, the wonderful furry companion of the main character, the complexity and depth with which the author wrote about the dynamics of the Darling family, the book's sweet ending which had me in tears, and, especially, the spoons. ๐Ÿฅ„The way the spoons and their meaning (no spoilers here) were woven all throughout Emmeline's life story was probably the part of the book I cherished most. A worthwhile read that explores navigating complicated family relationships, overcoming generational trauma, spreading kindness, and leaving a legacy that matters.

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I'm officially at the stage in life where once I s I'm officially at the stage in life where once I sit down, within minutes I'm fighting to stay awake. My five year old hates it, but the cats have no complaints.

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Latest read: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐„๐ฎ๐๐จ๐ซ๐š ๐‡๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ Latest read: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐„๐ฎ๐๐จ๐ซ๐š ๐‡๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ by Annie Lyons. This book would've hit me quite differently a few years ago. It's very much a story about facing death, which, like most people, I've tried to avoid for as long as possible. But when you lose multiple loved ones, both human and four-legged, in a short span of time, you're forced to face death. Consequently, I've tried to lean into the discomfort and fear I've had around death, especially by means of self-education (especially via many interviews with and videos by @hospicenursejulie).โฃ
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