Raising Yourself
When I began my conscious parenting journey a decade ago, I knew little to nothing about reparenting myself.
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Esther Goetz
- Nov 28, 2022
- 4 min
Original Blessing
"Wait, so you don't believe in original sin?"
I laughed. "No. I definitely do not."
"Then why do we need Jesus?"
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Esther Goetz
- Nov 21, 2022
- 5 min
A Letter of Lament to Evangelicalism
Welcome to Grace and Space, a weekly newsletter from the Deconstructing Mamas Podcast! GRACE for who you have been, are now and SPACE for...
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Esther Goetz
- Nov 14, 2022
- 8 min
Boundaries and Deconstructing
Welcome to Grace and Space, a weekly newsletter from the Deconstructing Mamas Podcast! GRACE for who you have been, are now and SPACE for...
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Esther Goetz
- Nov 7, 2022
- 4 min
This Little Light of Mine (Grace & Space from the Deconstructing Mamas)
“I’ve accepted that the whole of my life will be a pilgrimage toward the sound of the genuine in me. This may sound troubling to those...
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Esther Goetz
- Oct 31, 2022
- 4 min
Mama God (Grace & Space from the Deconstructing Mamas)
I was in my 30s before I first heard God referred to as She in a church service. It was actually during a song. Just one verse had been...
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Esther Goetz
- Oct 24, 2022
- 5 min
Healing at the Crossroads (Grace & Space from the Deconstructing Mamas)
How do you feel about transitions? Life is full of them, but that doesn’t mean we enthusiastically embrace them. Transitions—planned or...
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Esther Goetz
- Oct 17, 2022
- 6 min
Who Do I Trust? (Grace & Space from the Deconstructing Mamas)
We can’t talk about how to deconstruct your faith without talking about the urgent need for setting healthy boundaries. Why? Because...
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deconstructingmamas
- Oct 10, 2022
- 4 min
Jenga Faith (Grace & Space from the Deconstructing Mamas)
Somehow, we have missed a lovely truth about creation. Here’s how it begins: All things in this beautiful, complex, extraordinary...
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deconstructingmamas
- Oct 3, 2022
- 3 min
Parenting & Pete Enns (Grace & Space from the Deconstructing Mamas)
In 2015, Cindy Wang Brandt (who spoke with us on Season 1, Episode 12) asked Pete Enns (Lizz' dad, Old Testament scholar and author of a...
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deconstructingmamas
- Sep 26, 2022
- 6 min
Better than Purity (Grace & Space from the Deconstructing Mamas)
I recently finished a series of books where the protagonist falls in love with two different men. At the beginning, the readers are as in...
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Esther Goetz
- Sep 19, 2022
- 4 min
Begin with the End in Mind (Grace & Space from the Deconstructing Mamas)
"Faith before doubt is about correct beliefs. Faith after doubt is about revolutionary love. Love is our ultimate goal." (Brian McLaren -...
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Esther Goetz
- Sep 12, 2022
- 3 min
Good (Hard) Grief & Deconstructing (Grace & Space from the Deconstructing Mamas)
Who knew that when we asked our first question about the faith that was either handed down to us or we grabbed onto with all our might...
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Esther Goetz
- Sep 5, 2022
- 4 min
Countdown to Season Two (Grace & Space - A Newsletter from the Deconstructing Mamas
Eight days from now, our podcast Season Two will be live. Season One took off like a shot with guests like Liz Milani from the Practice...
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deconstructingmamas
- Aug 29, 2022
- 8 min
Deconstructing with your Partner (Grace & Space - A Newsletter from the Deconstructing Mamas)
You were raised religious, married young, got busy having babies and now? Uh-oh. You’re deconstructing and rethinking your faith, the...
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deconstructingmamas
- Aug 22, 2022
- 3 min
Uncomfortable Jesus (Grace & Space - A Newsletter from the Deconstructing Mamas)
Yesterday, I admitted out loud that the Jesus of my childhood made me uncomfortable. Jesus never had simple black-and-white answers. He...
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deconstructingmamas
- Aug 1, 2022
- 1 min
Your Next Step - Erica Garthwaite (BONUS SUMMER EPISODE)
"I can't see a way through," said the boy. "Can you see your next step," said the horse. "Yes," said the boy. "Just take that," said the...
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deconstructingmamas
- Jul 25, 2022
- 12 min
Healing from Purity Culture (Grace & Space - A Newsletter from the Deconstructing Mamas)
In 2019, a Lutheran minister named Nadia Bolz Weber sent out a bat signal for the collection of certain pieces of jewelry made popular in...
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Esther Goetz
- Jul 18, 2022
- 4 min
Sacred Doubt (Grace & Space - A Newsletter from the Deconstructing Mamas)
Being “saved” by God is an ongoing process of growth and transformation, of dying and rising, of being “conformed to the image of his...
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deconstructingmamas
- Jul 11, 2022
- 3 min
A Sense of Belonging (Grace & Space - A Newsletter from the Deconstructing Mamas)
One thing our family is working on is cultivating a sense of belonging. Your family is your first opportunity of belonging, your most...
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