notes
the default setting
spirit led often means ear led. here’s what that did to my taste 👅
deconstruction
the beliefs that shaped me, and the rewiring that comes after.
notes
the first time i read john macarthur
a teenage me sent away for “free christian stuff.” one envelope taught me how blunt some theology can be
press
instagram live w brad klausman
in march 2023 i did an instagram live with brad klausman about leaving high-intensity church spaces, burning out during covid, naming adoption trauma, and deconstruction. watch: instagram live — march 2023 we talked about how i grew up in pentecostal/charismatic settings and then went all-in on ministry, how
press
divorcing religion - janice selbie × tot
conversation with janice selbie on divorcing religion - adoptee grief, leaving ministry, and rebuilding without fear (video)
religious-trauma
underground church
a youth-group “game” designed to teach loyalty through fear. not play. it was training.
press
my gay church days - season 2 premiere
george azar invited me to open season 2 of my gay church days. we ended up talking adoption, ministry, leaving faith, queerness, and the songs that turned into second half.
music
second half - album
11 songs from the second half of my life - leaving church, rebuilding identity, and finding room for joy.
deconstruction
conditional “freedom” isn’t freedom
why the “you’re free to do X” script isn’t freedom: lawmaking, supremacy, and conditional love.
deconstruction
jason normore, leaving church, finding art
i used to scroll past pieces like this.
second-half
hit delete
i covered a shame tool with the second half logo. i don’t delete my life anymore.
religious-trauma
rapture notes, age 11
at eleven, i filled my bible with rapture warnings: blood seas, 135-lb hail, “we then fight the devil.” this is what i was taught, and why it still bothers me.