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Spiritual September - Why I'm Not Charlie Kirk ( No hate)

I'm willing to talk about taboo subject because some one needs to shed light on these things. That said I try to have a balanced approach when writing these articles. I hope I have succeeded on this very sensitive post.  🌼 Why I’m Not Charlie Kirk Every so often, someone asks me if I follow Charlie Kirk, or assume that because I’m a Christian, I must share his views. The short answer is: I don’t.  I was made to be Hayley not Charlie.  This isn’t about disliking a person. Charlie Kirk is made in the image of God, just like all of us. This is about clarity — about what kind of Christian I want to be, and what kind of faith I want to reflect. 1. Christianity isn’t a political brand When Christianity gets reduced to a political platform, it loses its heart. Jesus didn’t die for a party, a nation, or an ideology. He died to reconcile people to God. My faith can and should influence how I engage with the world — but it can never be reduced to slogans or voting blocs. 2....

Sort It Out September - Authentic Faith: Why I am a Christian Universalist.

 For lack of a better way of putting it, coming out as any denomination other than Christian progressive's, is met with ridicule on all sides these days.  I attend a denominational Church, but I am in fact a Christian Universalist. I'm about to explain it.  It used to be we could say what form of Christianity we follow and people were pretty respectful.  Oh how the world has changed.  Respect is long gone in so many different arenas across the world.  Change is my specialty, but even I have to painfully sigh at some of the changes the world has gone through.  Conventional  wisdom would have me add images and links through out this post, but since when have I ever done anything the conventional way.  Yet my life is on track to where I want it to go. Going against the grain can sometimes be the best  thing we can do, and I'm all for unique and authentic individuals expressing that, but at the core of my being, I still believe the...