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It’s OK to Go Back (Lesson #6: Deconstructing Faith on the Road to Emmaus)

It’s OK to Go Back to a church, to community, to seeking, and trying—to trying to believe.  To walk away to create distance for honest processing of disappointment, to admit that you don’t understand, to listen to others—that’s OK.  And to return is OK too.  Community is hard to leave. And it’s hard to return. […]

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It’s OK to do the Jesus-y Things (Lesson #5: Deconstructing Faith on the Road to Emmaus)

It’s OK to do those Jesus-y things while deconstructing faith. Because it is WHAT WE DO that activates WHAT WE KNOW. In other words, can we normalize continuing to follow how Jesus lived while we deconstruct, rather than putting on a practical agnosticism or atheism? Too often I’ve know people who have genuine questions and […]

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Why It’s OK to Listen to Others (Lesson #4: Deconstructing Faith on the Road to Emmaus)

For all of us…it’s OK we’re asking questions while deconstructing. But can we ALSOs normalize BEING ASKED questions by others, of being REDIRECTED by those who have gone before us? Are we open to shifting our “AWAY FROM” to a NEW WAY? I’m saying this in the context of already acknowledging that sometimes we need […]

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Why It’s OK That You Don’t See Jesus (Lesson #3: Deconstructing Faith on the Road to Emmaus)

For those who need to hear it, let’s normalize the experience of God’s absence.  It’s OK that you DON’T SEE Jesus as you deconstruct faith. And that might be a good thing—in the long run.  You used to see Jesus everywhere, in everything…leading, working, guiding, providing. But now Jesus is gone, absent, invisible, missing.   […]

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It’s OK to Walk Away (Lesson #1: Deconstructing Faith on the Road to Emmaus)

For those who need to hear it, sometimes it is OK to walk away from your church, your community.  It hurts too much to stay.  But don’t walk alone. For the deep disappointment, disillusionment, and plain old discouragement, sometimes you need to get a little distance.  Sometimes you need to walk it off.   For […]