Step Away From the Church
If we are so wounded by our church experiences that each time we go we can’t see past our emotions, then I’d say it’s time to take a break.
Have you been hurt by the church? Do you wonder why you go to church? Have you already left the church? I’ve been there, but I think it’s time we talk about the Church. Join me in the conversation.
If we are so wounded by our church experiences that each time we go we can’t see past our emotions, then I’d say it’s time to take a break.
The Church are people worth fighting for, otherwise, Christ died for nothing.
Part 2: Disillusionment with Church Oh no. I can guess what you are thinking. “Here she goes. Another woman on a mission for women’s rights in the church.” Well, rest assured, that is not the story I have to tell. I am not a feminist. I am not a “Christian feminist,” (a term I’ve recently learned while acclimating back to American life; a merely western term), and that’s not because I don’t care, I do…
Church is a mixed bag of nuts for me. My experience with the church started as a life-giving portal where I thought I’d be loved and protected, but eventually led me toward hurt and further ensuing me toward a passive-aggressive relationship with her. It makes complete sense to me that a large group of Christians today don’t like going to church or have left the church. The stories are similar; someone in the church hurt…