“I remember our first small group,” Rachel said. “Heather said she didn’t really trust Christians.” I almost choked on my margarita. “I said what?” “Right!” Ericka said, laughing. “You also said you might not stick around the group. That you had to wait and see if we were a good fit.” We were on the […]
A Theology of Abortion That Does Not Fit on a Protest Sign
by on May 27, 2019 1 Comment
If you have had an abortion, I honour your journey. If you believe that abortion should be illegal, I honour your journey. If you fall somewhere in between, I honour your journey. Abortion is a hard thing to talk about, but we’re grown ups now, and as Glennon Doyle reminded us, we can do hard things. […]
The Places I Saw the Face of God
by on May 26, 2019 Leave a Comment
I grew up in a family where we were measured by performance. In elementary school, we were given quarters for our A’s. We were given dessert if we finished all of our food on our plate. We were given shelves for all our trophies. I did not have a shelf. Sports was something I did not […]
Losing My Religion and Gaining a Granddaughter
by on April 7, 2019 Leave a Comment
By Rachelle Fehr A year ago today, I became a grandmother. I had the privilege of being present for the birth and attending to my daughter through four days of labour followed by a difficult birth. I was the person who cut the cord and the first person to lay eyes on my sweet […]
When Those People Become My People
by on March 20, 2019 1 Comment
A quick Google search defines the word they as a pronoun “referring to two more people previously mentioned or easily defined.” It’s my experience that no one group of people is easily defined but, oh, we still like to try. We tuck people away into groups of them and those people, defining those groups as […]
