So I think the idea that “someone must have really hurt you” is a short-sided assumption of the deconstruction experience.

It's a fairly common thought among exvangelicals, that belief is not a choice. I decided to address it.

Our identity inside these cultures and belief systems is woven into the passionate drive purpose offers us.

Change is hard shit! It's not for the faint of heart.

Here's my top 3 reasons you need these communities and how to know its time to move on.

The entrance gate, the ticket in, to evangelical Christianity is not actually LOVE or a God that loves unconditionally. It’s fear and shame

Language is powerful. It has been used to communicate, instruct, teach, tell stories, and connect. It can also be used to control.

You retold me my story...but I took my pen back!

We are not...evangelical Christians. We will no longer partake in Patriarchal, racist, anti-immigrant, anti-women theologies.

I had no idea what gaslighting was or what it meant...until I had lost myself to it.

Sometimes we just need to be asked to offer our gift to the world.

I have wanted to put pen to my heart so many times in the last several months, but I keep checking my heart before I do. I'm now coming...

Part 1 I've been mini-blogging (posting on Instagram) as I process the many things I learned in my Year of Jess. Gathering the lessons,...

I earned it. I deserved it. I hated the name of it. I fought it. I chased it. I want another one.

She fears nothing except the unbeliever. So she screams her essence until they find belief in her WILD untamed heart.

Don't wait for the right moment to tell someone they are brilliant or talented or they bring you joy...just say it!