Why I’m Calling It ‘Life’ Now
Fourteen years ago, I named this blog Randomly Rudimentary Faith Stuff.
The writing—and the writer—have changed.
I’m calling it Life now, not because faith matters less, but because I’ve come to see faith and life as inseparable.
When the Bible Doesn’t Sound Like It Agrees with Itself
Somewhere along the way, I came to a difficult realization: the Bible doesn’t always sound like one unified voice. This isn’t about tearing faith down—it’s about being honest enough to wrestle with what we’ve been taught and why it matters.
When Grace Has to Carry More Than We Thought
Christians love to talk about ‘grace’. But do they mean by that? What if grace isn’t abstract, or dependent on getting everything right? As I re-examine what I was taught about hell and salvation, I’m beginning to see that real grace has to carry more than just our mistakes—it has to carry our misunderstandings too.
Not Your Formula: What a ‘Personal Relationship with Jesus’ Really Means
A “personal relationship with Jesus Christ” is meant to be intimate and unique—but too often, evangelical culture demands that it follow a formula. What if personal really means personal?
Randomly Rudimentary Life Stuff 