I’m not a big fan of platitudes. I believe in the power of prayer, and I believe in God’s plan for me, but I don’t need a saccharine platitude when I’m hurting. Don’t tell me life will get better when life is hard now. It’s been a really, really hard year, easily the hardest year… [Read More]
Reflections on Faith -- Christian Feminist Blog
I am a Jesus Feminist: Reflections and Book Review
Post contains Amazon affiliate links Reading Jesus Feminist by Sarah Bessey was like a soothing salve for my soul. I have never read any religious or feminist book quite like it. Jesus Feminist honestly changed my entire perspective on what it means for me to be both a Christian and a feminist. Sarah Bessey explains… [Read More]
Niort Living: Learning to Love an Ugly Apartment
For the 2010-2011 school year, I worked as an English Teaching Assistant assistant d’anglais in Niort, France as part of TAPIF (Teaching Abroad Program in France). I primarily worked at the Lycée Jean Macé, which also provided an apartment for me and the Spanish Teaching Assistant, Mary Cruz. We were pretty lucky that our high… [Read More]