I consider my deconstruction as more of an untangling. After traveling and seeing the global church at work, I suddenly realized that my version of Jesus was tangled up with so much culture.
I kept Jesus — but I went to the gospels to see him for myself.
I kept church — but I stopped expecting it to have all the answers or to look a specific way.
I kept my commitment to God — but I let go of my need for certainty & embraced more ambiguity & comfort with questions.
I kept church — but I stopped expecting it to have all the answers or to look a specific way.
I kept my commitment to God — but I let go of my need for certainty & embraced more ambiguity & comfort with questions.
I stopped boxing God in. I stopped boxing Christianity and its expression in. I stopped idealizing an idea of community and embraced imperfect (not abusive) humans loving and learning together.
America. White Evangelicalism. They fall short every time. Once I untangled them from my faith I realized that Jesus is better. The church is deeper and wider. And this is the faith I find such joy in that I share it with others now.
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