religious trauma – Undusted Corners

“Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?”

“But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people. All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head,,,” – Psalm 22:6-7 (KJV) They assemble—day after day—singing, praying, swaying,living spectacles,seeking miracles,signs, wonders,the Holy Spirit pouring downlikefire. In lieu ofContinue reading ““Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?””

tiny rebellions

During my first marriage, struggling to hang in there (for reasons I will not enumerate) and struggling with the guilt of not wanting to hang in there, I read a book by a Christian author who said that the purpose of marriage was to make you “holy, not happy.” Holy, not happy. As though marriageContinue reading “tiny rebellions”