If you’re free on October 9th at 6:30 PM EST you should join me on zoom with @catherinemcniel.bsky.social & Jason Hague for a chat about their book “Mid-Faith Crisis” I have found so much encouragement from the book & I think anyone going through periods of doubt & discouragement will too

I am super excited to chat with @catherinemcniel.bsky.social & Jason Hague about their book mid-crisis Faith on zoom at 6:30 est on 10/9. Anyone can feel free to join the conversation. I love this quote as it’s a reminder that Jesus never changes even when the church gives a false perspective.

When John, who was in prison, heard about the deeds of the Messiah, he sent his disciples to ask him, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?” Jesus replied...

Take a deep breath, friends. You are loved with an everlasting love.

For the past week I've deeply pondered what to say in the midst of so much pain. This article, which I did not write, reflects all the words I was pondering. Whether you revered or resisted this man, would you read this short reflection? There is wisdom here we deeply need. tinyurl.com/2nj8xymr

Okay. Let's say I get a month of Netflix. What movies and shows should I prioritize that month?

Do not take revenge, my dear friends...on the contrary: “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. (Romans 12)

This friends. This. We absolutely must refuse to allow violence even in our language. We cannot go on insisting that our neighbors are our enemies. There is no future for any of us in this direction.

Imagine how different church history and Christian identity would be if, over the centuries, we kept angry men and disputing men out of our congregations with even half the commitment that we've kept women out of leadership?

For how often 1 Timothy 2 is taken out of context to limit women's involvement in Christian community, it's funny how most people don't highlight what 1 Timothy 2 says about angry men and disputing men.

I'm old enough to remember when vaccine suspicion was a left-wing conspiracy theory. That was before it became a right-wing conspiracy theory. One of the worst things about being middle-aged is knowing firsthand just how much suffering is caused by foolishness.

When Jesus said the thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy, he wasn't actually referring to the devil... www.missioalliance.org/wolves-in-sh... @ivpress.bsky.social

"It might be hard to believe Jesus’ vision for God’s kingdom, hard to believe that compassion and mercy will have the final word. It might be hard to believe that God is good some days, that God is love. And that’s okay. It’s okay if your faith feels small right now." From Mid-Faith Crisis

I'm grateful for this thoughtful and thorough review of Mid-Faith Crisis in @christianitytoday.com "Because they write as fellow sojourners who name and validate the pain and confusion that often accompanies a life of faith, they establish themselves as trustworthy guides" t.co/1QsrLVR7bB

In his lecture today my (evangelical) Seminary prof stated that as a biblical literalist, he must view women in the Church as called/equipped for full leadership, since we see this so clearly in the New Testament. Furthermore, we must resist the syncretism of chauvinism and sexism.

After church harm, we're often asked to stay quiet, protect the mission. But God is on the side of the wounded and vulnerable—not the false teachers. We needn't keep quiet to protect God or God’s mission—God’s mission is to protect the flock from the wolves. www.missioalliance.org/wolves-in-sh...

Here's some news: www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...

Christianity is only in peril when Christians stop practicing love and give into fear and violence.

I will share this memory every year. 🤣

There's nothing like the feeling of cleaning out a kitchen cupboard.... ...and finding piles of mouse droppings in the back. ("This is what I get for cleaning!" I shouted in disgust)

The introduction to this Devotional Bible is my favorite thing I've ever written. It poured out of me fully formed in one hour, at a Whole Foods cafeteria during my lunch break. If you want to know why I love this project, fought to bring it to life, read these pages. I think you will understand.

I wrote Mid-Faith Crisis because we often follow leaders who are spiritually stunted in an immature stage of faith development. But I also wrote because something wonderful, beautiful, exists beyond the control of these false leaders. I want to walk *towards* this, together. Midfaithcrisis.com

Scenes from our release party for The Message Women’s Devotional Bible! Thanks to all the friends who helped us celebrate!

Congratulations to @olivia-eldredge.bsky.social and @catherinemcniel.bsky.social on the release of this one-of-a-kind Bible!

My work is in this! Excited to see it! Grateful to have worked with @catherinemcniel.bsky.social

5 years. 320 devotionals. 52. character studies. 82 contributors. 1 devotional Bible highlighting women of the Bible who are too often overlooked, unnamed, objectified, or sexualized then and now. Being the Project Editor of the Message Women's Devotional Bible has been a gift. WE DID IT.

Oh friends. This project. I don't even have words to tell you what it means to me. But after almost five years, the Message Women's Devotional Bible releases tomorrow. www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5o_...

I need someone to discuss the ending of Playground with me. (Suffice to say, I hope there will be spoilers in the comments so if you haven't read it yet, don't look.)

Next book up! Just a bit into it, and already totally digging it!! Huzzah for @catherinemcniel.bsky.social!

A #MidFaithCrisis reader shared this screenshot of one of her favorite passages. It's one of my favorites, too. It comes from chapter 4 where I write more vulnerably than I ever have. I'd love to hear what you think.

So many people of faith feel like they're hitting a crisis of faith they didn't plan for or expect. It's painful &real. So what do we do when everything crumbles? Jason Hague and I talk to Gravity Commons about #MidFaithCrisis this week. You can listen in! gravitycommons.com/podcast/jaso...

Every country that has dehumanized a group of its residents felt it had important reasons. It's very difficult to rehumanize our neighbors once we have scapegoated them. The best time for us to turn around is already in the past, but the second best time is now. www.cnn.com/2025/07/01/p...

I just took a whole stack of signed copies of Mid-Faith Crisis to the post office to mail. If you want me to mail one to you next time, let me know and I'll give you the details! (I promise the post office isn't as painful as the face I'm making suggests).

TFW you open the texting app your children's elementary and middle schools have used to communicate with you for the past thirteen years ...but you get an error message BECAUSE ALL YOUR KIDS HAVE GRADUATED.

What do you say when your heart is broken? How many different ways can I describe the same unmet requests? Language is one of God’s greatest gifts but there’s something else that comes first: presence." An excerpt from Mid-Faith Crisis, prayer after everything falls apart. tinyurl.com/335fhvud

I'm thrilled to see Mid-Faith Crisis reviewed by everyone's favorite bookseller, Hearts & Minds Bookstore. Read the whole newsletter here...and order your books from them! share.google/BwHdpnNNCU4m...

You know the "How it started v. How it's going" meme? Well...what would you faith look like in a meme like that? A mid-faith crisis feels like a wilderness, you are most definitely not alone. What's your How it Started & How it's Going? If you'd like to share I'd love to hear.

Join me & @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social In the Church Library for a conversation with @catherinemcniel.bsky.social and Jason Hague, authors of the book Mid-Faith Crisis: Finding a Path Through Doubt, Disillusionment, and Dead Ends. @ivpress.bsky.social

Mid-Faith Crisis was one of our starred new releases this month! Sounds like a great resource...

Friends who use @youversion.bsky.social I wrote a 5-day reading plan based on our new book Mid-Faith Crisis! My publisher @ivpress.bsky.social told me it had 7000 subscribers in the first 10 days. If you search the app you should find it. Or you can look here: www.bible.com/reading-plan...

Unfortunately, I think this is absolutely true. I've noticed this for years. Why, do you think?

Quick, somebody start that game where the last text you sent is the title of your tell-all memoir because currently the last text I sent was: Do you want my pasta or my wifi? What's yours?

“we cannot earn love — or salvation — by rightness. We are not even asked to defend or prove God's existence by rightness, for Jesus said that the proof would be in our love.” Mid-Faith Crisis, pg. 139 @catherinemcniel.bsky.social & Jason Hague (I identify so much with this chapter. Every word. 💯😭)

*ahem* I henceforth declare that from this day forward, the phrase "Star Wars Prequel Trilogy" will refer exclusively to the following: Andor Season 1 Andor Season 2 Rouge One

"When I turned on my computer this morning, I saw breaking news: another well-known Christian leader unveiled as an abuser." It turns out the Bible has A LOT to say about shepherds who consume rather than protect the sheep. enterthebible.org/woe-to-the-s...

I'm thrilled with how beautifully this excerpt of #MidFaithCrisis turned out. This is from one of the most personal (for me) chapters of the book... @ivpress.bsky.social annvoskamp.com/2025/06/how-...

It always feels like such an honor when I get to peek over someone's shoulder as they read one of my books...

“I wanted the kind of resolution that would erase the need to keep on trusting Jesus…” Mid-Faith Crisis by @catherinemcniel.bsky.social and Jason Hague, pgs. 40-42. (Ouch and true. How much of what I was taught as a Christian were coping mechanisms because people were too afraid to process doubts?)

Well, this is fantastic. englewoodreview.org/new-book-rel...