The 10 Commandments of a Fused Faith

July 17, 2017 By Kathy Escobar

For the next 6 posts of blogging here, I’m going to lay some tracks and walk through the major themes in Faith Shift: Finding Your Way Forward When Everything You Believe is Coming Apart— Fusing, Shifting, Returning, Unraveling, Severing, and Rebuilding. In Faith Shift, I use a little draw-on-a-napkin diagram that include words that describe these seasons in our journey. I’ll add to it with each post. You might describe or draw it differently; do whatever works for you! Everyone’s context... Read more

Gobbled Up by the Christian Machine

July 14, 2017 By Kathy Escobar

I had another post in mind for today to start a short series about the major movements of a shifting faith, but I’ll post next week instead. After hearing Eugene Peterson’s retraction about same-sex marriage upon receiving hard and heavy pushback from the Christian publishing industry, I wanted to say this while it was fresh: The Christian machine is alive and well and has tried to gobble many of us up. The Christian machine has catalyzed many of us into a... Read more

Faith Shift Quiz – What’s Your Score?

July 12, 2017 By Kathy Escobar

As you consider your faith journey at the moment, where you’ve been and where you find yourself now, which of these apply to you? Keep your score—how many did you get out of 20? What would you add to this quiz? What describes you right now? I used to love engaging with the Bible and now I have no idea quite what to do with it. I often have a strong allergic reaction to certain Christian words and phrases. I... Read more

Welcome to Faith Shift: A Short Video Introduction

July 10, 2017 By Kathy Escobar

Welcome to Faith Shift: Hope and Healing for Spiritual Refugees, Church Burnouts, and Freedom Seekers! I hope that this space can be a light in the darkness, a safe space to gain courage and wisdom, and a place for kindred spirits who are finding their way forward after everything they believe is coming apart. Here’s a short video introduction to this blog, me, and the hope for this space. The bullet points: I’m glad you are here! This space is... Read more

When You Want to Skip July 4th This Year

July 3, 2017 By Kathy Escobar

Tomorrow is July 4th, celebrating the birthday of the USA and our fight for freedom. It’s a day filled with American flags and barbeques and fireworks. It’s a day I usually like to celebrate. I love the USA and have always been proud to be an American. Now, my language is different—I used to be more proud to be an American than I am today. The election of Donald Trump and this administration has called so many things into question,... Read more

Coming July 1st, Faith Shift!

May 30, 2017 By Kathy Escobar

Welcome to Faith Shift! This blog has been a long time coming, and I’m excited to create a space here over the upcoming months specifically for people of all ages and experiences who have found themselves in the middle of a shifting faith and are trying to find their way forward. It’s for spiritual refugees, church burnouts, and freedom seekers, for those who are feeling a little crazy, a little alone, and don’t know which way to turn. It’s for... Read more