Sarah McCamman’s The EXvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church tells the story of the author’s experience growing up in a strict Evangelical family.
Not the kind that asks for favors, but the kind that asks a question—the question always being “Why?”
The curiosity, empathy, and honesty you exhibit in your life and writing absolutely feel like prayer to me. That posture of openness and humility, the hunger for truth despite constant wrestling with uncertainty - that's the kind of "character" in a story that I can relate to and trust. ❤️
I will never not be sad about Jackie.
Thanks, Faith. I'd be delighted for you to share. Love you back.
I remember that letter to God! Still as wonderful now as it was then. Thank you for writing it.
I love this, Barb. Especially this part :
"What if each one of us is a story-in-progress?
What if writing a story is a kind of prayer?
Not the kind that asks for favors, but the kind that asks a question—the question always being “Why?”
The curiosity, empathy, and honesty you exhibit in your life and writing absolutely feel like prayer to me. That posture of openness and humility, the hunger for truth despite constant wrestling with uncertainty - that's the kind of "character" in a story that I can relate to and trust. ❤️
This is my very favorite post. And I am going to share on fb, if that's ok......Love you, Barb!
Beautiful, Barb. Thank you for writing this.