religion
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When I am Feeling Lost
Sometimes I feel lost. Lost in my head. Lost in worry. I forget I am not doing life alone. I tend to try to go at it by myself, and I know that isn’t healthy. Sometimes I forget simple child-like faith is all I really need. I’ve done a pretty good job rejecting religion, but Continue reading
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From a Battle Cry to a Peaceful Sigh
I had never felt such a deep sense of purpose as when Ron Luce announced in 2005 that we had 4-5 years to save the world. I was 19, an intern at Teen Mania Ministries just finishing my first year. I was full of fire, wide-eyed and ready for more action. According to his passionate Continue reading
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An Open Letter of Apology (To Anyone I Gave Religion Instead of Love)
Hi, It’s me, Brooke. I am a gorgeous mess, an abstract soul, a work of art some people can’t decipher. In the past I was full of fear and insecurity. I hated myself. I remember making a mental list of all the things that would have to change to become “normal.” Some things were in my Continue reading
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“God’s Will” Doesn’t Tie Us Up
Christianity is a weird and awkward thing. The more I love Jesus and see who He really is the more I realize I want absolutely nothing to do with religion. “Religion” literally means, “to bind or tie.” I have returned to bondage over and over again in my life. I have listened to the voice, Continue reading
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Men & Rocks (A Parable)
Two men were walking down an old dusty road called life carrying sacks. One stopped along the way and picked up a stone called “Addiction,” and put it in his sack. The second man picked up a stone called “Evangelism.” They walked a little further, when the first man found a rock called “Sexual Sin.” Continue reading
Brooke Gale LouvieR 