The church argues semantics. The church gaslights and refuses to apologize or take accountability. The church says you align completely or you're out. The church doesn't forgive. This 'deconstruction community' has to unlearn all of those church behaviors in addition to unlearning harmful doctrine or we're no better than the church. And if we're not better than the church, what the hell are we doing?

Jesus told us his greatest commandments. Talk about those and the church will call you "woke", "watered down", "soft". But his example and teachings are clear and the church ignores them every chance they get. As we deconstruct and get back to a Jesus-centered faith, this episode looks at his life and how we can look to it as a model for our own lives.

If you can get past us talking about cicadas, the Real Housewives, Cincinnati Chili, and more, about halfway through the episode, the wonderful Pastor Abbey Smith and I talk about being women in ministry - how Jesus affirmed them, how Tiktok hates them, and how we might misunderstand the Apostle Paul on this subject.

In this episode, I tackle what deconstructing your faith really is & how I got there myself - how leading worship went from my favorite thing to a painful thing & how it jumpstarted my deconstruction journey.

Join me as I chat with my friend Wayne about life after ministry and the intersection of race & the church.

When it comes to race in America, the evangelical church often chooses neutrality. We discuss why, where Christians miss when it comes to generational racism, and how to keep check yourself when it comes to white saviorism.

Your mental health matters. Your emotional and spiritual health matters. Not everyone you love needs to come along on your journey of recovering from the church. On this episode, we look to Christ's example of healthy boundaries & how to protect your deconstruction experience.

It's Holy Week. Everyone goes to church on Easter Sunday - but what if you don't want to? What if it's painful? This week, we're discussing what Resurrection Sunday really looked like. Spoiler alert: it was nothing like Easter Sunday at church.

Christian Nationalism driving you away from the church? We feel you. Guest April Reuning joins me as we discuss the evangelical church's obsession with Trump and how that ultimately led to her departure.

Welcome to the brand new podcast, The Recovering Evangelical. This is a quick intro explaining my heart behind the podcast - healing & faith beyond the church.