Better than Purity (Grace & Space from the Deconstructing Mamas)
I recently finished a series of books where the protagonist falls in love with two different men. At the beginning, the readers are as in...
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Esther Goetz
Sep 19, 20224 min read
Begin with the End in Mind (Grace & Space from the Deconstructing Mamas)
"Faith before doubt is about correct beliefs. Faith after doubt is about revolutionary love. Love is our ultimate goal." (Brian McLaren -...
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Esther Goetz
Sep 12, 20223 min read
Good (Hard) Grief & Deconstructing (Grace & Space from the Deconstructing Mamas)
Who knew that when we asked our first question about the faith that was either handed down to us or we grabbed onto with all our might...
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Esther Goetz
Sep 5, 20224 min read
Countdown to Season Two (Grace & Space - A Newsletter from the Deconstructing Mamas
Eight days from now, our podcast Season Two will be live. Season One took off like a shot with guests like Liz Milani from the Practice...
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deconstructingmamas
Aug 29, 20228 min read
Deconstructing with your Partner (Grace & Space - A Newsletter from the Deconstructing Mamas)
You were raised religious, married young, got busy having babies and now? Uh-oh. You’re deconstructing and rethinking your faith, the...
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deconstructingmamas
Aug 22, 20223 min read
Uncomfortable Jesus (Grace & Space - A Newsletter from the Deconstructing Mamas)
Yesterday, I admitted out loud that the Jesus of my childhood made me uncomfortable. Jesus never had simple black-and-white answers. He...
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deconstructingmamas
Aug 1, 20221 min read
Your Next Step - Erica Garthwaite (BONUS SUMMER EPISODE)
"I can't see a way through," said the boy. "Can you see your next step," said the horse. "Yes," said the boy. "Just take that," said the...
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deconstructingmamas
Jul 25, 202212 min read
Healing from Purity Culture (Grace & Space - A Newsletter from the Deconstructing Mamas)
In 2019, a Lutheran minister named Nadia Bolz Weber sent out a bat signal for the collection of certain pieces of jewelry made popular in...
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Esther Goetz
Jul 18, 20224 min read
Sacred Doubt (Grace & Space - A Newsletter from the Deconstructing Mamas)
Being “saved” by God is an ongoing process of growth and transformation, of dying and rising, of being “conformed to the image of his...
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deconstructingmamas
Jul 11, 20223 min read
A Sense of Belonging (Grace & Space - A Newsletter from the Deconstructing Mamas)
One thing our family is working on is cultivating a sense of belonging. Your family is your first opportunity of belonging, your most...
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deconstructingmamas
Jun 27, 20226 min read
A Letter to My 15-Year Old Self (Grace & Space - A Newsletter from the Deconstructing Mamas)
Dear Kahrin, You don’t believe this now, but you will be loved as you are. Right now, I know it seems like there’s no escape. That no...
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deconstructingmamas
Jun 20, 20223 min read
Twisty Windy Faith (Grace & Space - A Newsletter from the Deconstructing Mamas)
The journey of faith is a strange one. I thought it would be a straight and definitive path to the known. Do this and this and I will get...
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deconstructingmamas
Jun 13, 20223 min read
True Freedom (Grace & Space - A Newsletter from the Deconstructing Mamas)
One of the hardest things about being more open in my deconstruction and evolving faith journey are the relationships that have struggled...
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deconstructingmamas
Jun 6, 20222 min read
Welcome to GRACE & SPACE (our Deconstructing Mamas Newsletter)
If you are trying to figure out how to navigate the tricky tightrope of parenting while you have questions, doubts and wonderings about...
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deconstructingmamas
May 23, 20221 min read
Connecting to Your True Self - Liz Milani (Season 1, Episode 13)
"Life is always moving. You have permission to move with it, to leave behind the things that do not serve you, and become someone new,...
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deconstructingmamas
May 16, 20221 min read
The Relief Grief Sandwich - Cindy Wang Brandt (Season 1, Episode 12)
"Parenting may be less about raising our children and more about raising ourselves. It compels us to break our own cycles of shame and...
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deconstructingmamas
May 9, 20222 min read
Love Matters More - Jared Byas (Season 1, Episode 11)
"You can't love and control at the same time." In this episode on the Deconstructing Mamas podcast, Jared Byas, author of that quote,...
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deconstructingmamas
May 2, 20222 min read
Trust Myself - Sarah Meassick (Season 1, Episode 10)
"I sink beneath the swirling surf of words, fears, expectations, conditioning, and advice—and feel for the Knowing." (Glennon Doyle) In...
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deconstructingmamas
Apr 26, 20222 min read
You're Not Alone - Jordan Harrell (Season 1, Episode 9)
"When I started writing about deconstruction, I shared because I needed to know there were others out there like me. Now I share because...
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deconstructingmamas
Apr 18, 20222 min read
Out of Oppression - David Hayward/NakedPastor (Season 1, Episode 8)
"If we had total support, we would change more easily. It's the fear of rejection that prevents our transformation." In this episode on...
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