Tag: deconstruction

Let’s Keep The Baby…

Marilyn shares about the shocking deconstruction of faith as they knew it in the first century.  The rules changed with the new covenant.  We have been trying to figure out what that means ever since.  She shares from her own story of faith and belief transitions how she has thrown the baby out with the bathwater sometimes.  Her hope and challenge to all of us is to continue to learn how we can hold a beautiful space of diversity built around some core shared values, and remind each other of the beautiful healthy parts of our faith journeys we don’t want to let go of.

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The Wilderness of a Shifting Faith

Janell looks at our current theme through the lenses of a shifting faith. She shares a narrative of her experience deconstructing some of the foundational beliefs she was raised in and a few of the things that helped her navigate this wilderness.

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Reflections on Loving God & Others

Jess Williams offers some reflections on her own journey of deconstruction that grappled with suffering/theodicy and conflicting views of God. She shares how letting one view break apart helped her discover and cling to a guiding principle that spans faith traditions: loving your neighbour as yourself.

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