Tag: fat acceptance

Size-Accessible Church

I was afraid there wouldn’t be a baptismal robe large enough to fit me.

God Loves Fat Bodies As They Are

I had the privilege of writing an article for Christianity Today this week. This article first appeared on October 14, 2015 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… Continue Reading “God Loves Fat Bodies As They Are”

Beach Body

J Nicole Morgan writes about body acceptance in the Christian church

If you have a body, it’s beach ready.

Learning to love yourself.

I just got used to me. I just saw me.

Discovering my tastes

Somehow I believed that because I was fat, I was supposed to inexplicably love all things dessert – chocolate and whip cream on your breakfast included.

The people we love aren’t “fat”

Language matters. Understanding our language and how we use it for each other and ourselves matters.