Perfectionism is armor. It's not internally driven like healthy striving. It's externally driven and fueled by "What will people think?" Perfectionism is a shield that keeps us from being seen. Here's to a genuine, unarmored, messy, awkward, compassionate, less-than-perfect week.
On this day in 1939, nearly 900 Jewish refugees found themselves in the port city of Antwerp after being turned away from the United States of America, seeking asylum. More than 250 of them including children would be murdered in the holocaust.
Dear Pro-Life & Pro-Family Friends:
If you're not speaking out against children being ripped from parents and held in cages, don't call yourself Pro-Life and Pro-Family.
Just say you're Anti-Abortion.
Saying suicide is selfish is saying, “Although I don’t understand clinical depression & suicide I’m going to judge people who die from it even if causes unimaginable pain + trauma and stigmatizes mental illness because it makes me feel better + safer.”
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As I prepare to share BECOMING this fall, I hope you’ll also think about your own story, and trust that it will help you become whoever you aspire to be. Your story is what you have, what you will always have. It is something to own. #BECOMING
Patriarchy isn't from Jesus; it's from the Devil. It's from the ugliest, darkest parts of ourselves and the world. May it be exorcised from the SBC, the broader Church, and every corner of this broken world.
If you are in an abusive relationship, God does not demand you stay in that relationship, and any pastor who says otherwise has abdicated his or her authority on the matter. You are worthy of love and safety. Your children are too. Please, get help. https://t.co/n906TizvzU
Crisis pregnancy centers often help women with diapers, formula, & childcare education. But they can't make housing & healthcare affordable. They can't provide maternity leave & a living wage. We have to address the systemic social & economic issues that drive women to abortion.