I was afraid that if I waited to return to church the next week that there would not be a baptismal robe large enough to fit me.
I had the privilege of writing an article for Christianity Today this week. This article first appeared on October 14, 215 on Her.Meneutics In all of my remembered days, two truths remain constant: I believe in God, and I am fat. While there have been seasons where I struggled with my faith or my fatness, neither has […]
We grabbed little squares of white paper and started folding cranes. We hung them by strings in the school lobby, placed them on the shelves near the front doors. A massive flock of white birds to greet everyone who entered.
It is the memory of all those communities that I’ve shared the holiday with that reminds me that I am on the right path. God has always provided direction and guidance and the beautiful gift of people to share meals with and laugh with and serve with.
I have no problem advocating for people to take care of their bodies as well as they can. I just believe that including “weight loss” in that care speaks more to our cultural obsession with thinness than it does to physical, mental, or spiritual health.
