I’m honored to introduce you to my friend and former coworker Bekah McNeel. Bekah is an author, journalist, and podcaster (check out our episode together here!) who works tirelessly for those on the margins to have their voices heard and to bring about real change through the power of storytelling. I asked her if she would be willing to share with us her perspective on raising kids in affirming theology and modeling allyship as a parent. Read her wisdom here and then read her book, Bringing Up Kids When Church Lets You Down: A Guide for Parents Questioning Their Faith, which covers many more topics relevant to this community.
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life preserver
do you ever dream about them
the teachers, the doctors, the counselors
the psych professor who saw a lot of promise in you
the professionals who didn’t see it
do you ever shout at them in your sleep
i was just a kid
and you were the expert on the tower
with training and power
who was supposed to notice
that i was drowning
Invisible Cake Society 