There is such a thing as healthy religion and healthy Christianity. But for so many of us, we experienced something else. Toxic faith. High control Christianity. Religious abuse. We had our agency stripped from us. We internalized lies about our worth and our place in this world. Women, in particular, were preyed upon and groomed … Continue reading Breaking Free (Video)
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Loving Yourself Is Not Sin
REPOSTED FROM THE ARCHIVES: May 17, 2019 A few days ago, while looking through my memories on Facebook, I saw an old post of mine. In this post, I was talking about how, at the time, I genuinely believed that I was unlovable. I saw myself as someone who didn't deserve love or companionship because … Continue reading Loving Yourself Is Not Sin
Leaving the Pro-life Movement
Growing Up Pro-life When I was a little girl, my parents ensured that I knew what it meant to honour the sanctity of life. I don't even remember when I first learned about what abortion was; I just always knew that it was wrong and it was murder. Zero exceptions. When I grew up a … Continue reading Leaving the Pro-life Movement
God Sees You Podcast Transcript
You can find the audio for this podcast episode on Spotify. God Sees You In todays episode, I want to encourage you with this thought: God sees you. God tells the Prophet Samuel that he doesn’t look at outward appearances like men do. God goes deeper and sees into the heart. For those of us … Continue reading God Sees You Podcast Transcript
Shari A Smith 