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A King James Version (KJV) Audio Bible for Women

February 4, 2020 by Aprille Leave a Comment

My mom has been reading to me since I was born. So I called her up and asked her to take on the immense endeavor of narrating the first-ever (to my knowledge) King James Version audio Bible read completely by a woman. 

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Posted in: Friendship & Community, Messy Faith, Redemption Stories Tagged: audio Bible, audiobook, audiobooks, Bible, bible journaling, faith, grace, kjv, legalism, recovery, scripture

Healed Wounds {Grandma’s Funeral & My Trip to My Ohio Hometown}

October 6, 2019 by Aprille 2 Comments

This is the moment everything up til this moment formed into this realization of healing. Because not once during the last few days had I been triggered. Not one hymn. Not one shudder induced by a smell or a sight. No anger. No pain. No regret. Just genuine gratitude and bittersweet joy for my family, for my grandma’s prayers, for the good old hymns, for each and every last memory.

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Posted in: Family, Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Recovering Perfectionist, Redemption Stories, Travel Tagged: death, faith, fundamentalism, funeral, grandparents, grief, healing, legalism

Compost piles, faith deconstruction, and Joshua Harris

July 28, 2019 by Aprille 3 Comments

Maybe you have looked up to people like Rachel Held Evans and Joshua Harris. I know that I did. Maybe their deconstruction stories have shaken your faith. Maybe you wonder if faith deconstruction is for you. Maybe you are ready to walk away from it all. It’s tempting to take a hacksaw to your faith, dump the remains in the yard waste cart, and wipe your hands of it all as the city utility workers haul it all away. But I urge you: build a compost pile. Stay. Please stay. Because the tree grows on the fallen forest. If it died, it can live again.

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Posted in: Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Redemption Stories Tagged: composting, faith, legalism, yard

Spiritual warfare and special needs: “Remember who you battle.”

May 18, 2019 by Aprille 1 Comment

My counselor looked at me with a tilt of her sassy head and a half-smile and and said, “But girl, remember who you battle! You were riding high and Satan couldn’t have that. Satan hates the family, and he’s doing everything he can to destroy yours. He was gonna hit you hard and he sure did!”

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Posted in: Messy Faith, Military and Veteran Life, Motherhood, Special Needs Parenting Tagged: ADHD, church, counseling, DMDD, family, fundamentalism, legalism, motherhood, mothers-day, PTSD, special needs, spiritual warfare, therapy

Regeneration: transforming the way you look at your spiritual identity

June 22, 2018 by Aprille Leave a Comment

Regeneration. Congratulations. If you have even clicked on this post I admire your bravery in tackling a big scary Bible word. Even growing up in a Bible-saturated environment like I did, I admit that I haven’t taken the time I should to dig deep and figure out what God actually means by the word regeneration. … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Personal and Spiritual Ramblings Tagged: christianity, church, faith, grace, legalism, regeneration, spirituality

Advice for those leaving Christian fundamentalism or an abusive church

April 12, 2018 by Aprille 2 Comments

I received the following message from a former acquaintance recently: What advice would you give someone preparing to step out of a IFB, Legalistic Church? I sent this person a bit of advice over messenger, but as I thought about it a bit more, I felt like it would be apropos to include a post of … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings Tagged: church, fundamentalism, healing, IFB, legalism, therapy

What the Larry Nassar trial can teach us about effects of spiritual abuse

February 5, 2018 by Aprille Leave a Comment

{Warning, this post contains brief but graphic depiction of sexual abuse. Proceed with caution.} As a semi-avid follower of the sport of gymnastics for the last few years, it has been impossible for me to avoid being touched by the heartache of the Larry Nassar case. For those of you who know nothing of which … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings Tagged: abuse, church, gymnastics, larry nassar, legalism, sexual abuse, spiritual abuse

Live in the outflow: a new way of looking at Christian living

January 29, 2018 by Aprille 1 Comment

In the last segment of this series, I spoke about the practical struggle of everyday Christian living when you are a recovering legalist. Mainly, doing the “right thing” when you don’t want to, navigating spiritual disciplines, and how to know if you are living in your own strength or God’s power. I concluded my last post … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings Tagged: Bible, church, fundamentalism, grace, IFB, legalism

Christian living post-legalism: how I got stuck in my “walk with God”

January 21, 2018 by Aprille Leave a Comment

The practical struggle of everyday Christian living when you are a recovering legalist When I spent two and a half months in 2013 fleshing out the theology of grace while telling my personal story, I came to a lot of good conclusions that I believe to be Biblical. Let me summarize them in a nutshell: … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings Tagged: Christian living, Christian walk, church, faith, grace, legalism, sanctification, walk with God, walking with God

How to deal with spiritual abuse triggers at church

October 29, 2017 by Aprille 3 Comments

Nearly every Sunday morning I sit down in the pews of our church with ease, knowing that I am safe and loved. But that doesn’t keep me from sometimes being blindsided with songs, Christian jargon, and even Bible verses that I find to be triggers to some of the darker days of my spiritual past. … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings Tagged: abuse, CBT, church, cognitive behavioral therapy, faith, fundamentalism, grace, hymns, legalism, recovery, spiritual abuse, therapy
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