Deconstruction is a natural part of the cycle of spiritual renewal. And this cycle, like the cycle of the seasons, requires the death of the old before something better can germinate, take root, and grow in its place

Barbie became human, why can’t you become Divine?

Books, especially good ones, have the power to change your life. If you let them, they can build empathy, increase awareness, and break down walls of separation. Here’s 8 books that changed my life and why!

There is a direct link between the recovery community and the exvangelical community, and that link is trauma.

This is my queer body, broken for you.

Sometimes the most oppressive, controlling, and domineering forces in life are close friends and family, or at least the folks who knew you when.

Have you ever just wanted a roadmap or guide to deconstruction? Here’s some help.

At some point in your faith deconstruction journey, you are going to have to ask the big question: Do I even stay Christian?

Silent Saturday reveals not a triumphant, dominator God, but a God most fully known as an abandoned, brutalized, brown man lying naked on a cold slab. Today exposes God at his worst, or maybe at her best.

Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.

Jesus embodied a form of faith unfathomable to fundamentalism. He understood the more you know, the more you don’t know. The looser your grip on right and wrong, the greater your grasp of transformative wisdom.

God did not kill Jesus. Jesus was killed by law and order allied with religion.

Critical Race Theory has become a sort of dog whistle for white evangelicals who continue to believe the myth of American exceptionalism while hiding America’s original sin of white supremacy.

Everone’s talking about deconstructing evangelicalism. But what about recovering from it?

Faith deconstruction is nothing more, and nothing less than finding out for yourself what is true. It is finally having the courage to listen to that still small voice inside your heart that…

I’ll admit, I (Gary Alan) really don’t like playing board games with my kids. Cards? Yes. Movie nights? Absolutely. But board games? Pass. But with summer comes more time…

If you’re going through a time when you’re unsure of what you believe, welcome! You’re in good company here. This is a community of people from all faith backgrounds who…

If you grew up in a conservative evangelical church and/or household, it’s quite possible you experienced spiritual abuse, even if it was unintended. Why? Because, sadly…

Spiritual abuse and the ensuing religious trauma aren’t tied to any particular religion, but more fundamentalist expressions of faith are breeding grounds for abuse.

It’s easy to think, “Gosh, my trauma is only spiritual in nature, so it’s not that bad.” Or “Other people have experienced much worse, so what do I have to complain about?” But religious trauma is real trauma.