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Christy Lynne Wood

Looking for the Real God

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  • Some New Things!
  • Shiny Happy People and the Church
  • Perspectives, Jinger Duggar Vuolo, and Faith Deconstruction
  • Prayers for 2023

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  • And Then I Met Jesus,  Exposing Legalism,  God Ponderings,  Looking for the Real God,  My Story

    Shiny Happy People and the Church

    This was originally published in my Substack Newsletter – Rethinking Faith I finished Shiny Happy People last week with my husband. It was a glimpse into my life for him and a difficult reminder for me. Some of the episodes were harder to watch than others. Unexpected emotions, pieces of memories, and a looming sense of dread welled up in ways I didn’t expect. I had to stop and explain, process, and breathe. (Episode 160 of my podcast was my response) As hard as it was to watch, it was also validating. I’ve been saying to people for years that I think Gothard has had more influence on Evangelical Christianity than we…

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  • Exposing Legalism,  Looking for the Real God,  My Story

    Perspectives, Jinger Duggar Vuolo, and Faith Deconstruction

    The Duggar Family and Me I always know when something has come out about the Duggar family because suddenly some of my old blog posts and podcasts start being found again. Sure enough, Jinger Duggar Vuolo has written a book titled, “Becoming Free Indeed” telling her story of walking away from the legalism she experienced while being raised in a family who followed Bill Gothard’s cultic teachings. Jinger and I were part of the same cult; I’m just a good ten plus years older than her. She was starting to show up as a child in TV specials about the time I was exiting the culture and mindset. I’ll be…

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    The Elusive Knowledge of Good and Evil

    October 16, 2017

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    June 30, 2021

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  • God Ponderings,  Looking for the Real God,  My Story,  Things We Don't Talk About

    When Someone You Love Deconstructs Their Faith

    This post is outside of my normal audience. Typically I’m writing to people who are deconstructing, rethinking faith, or trying to reconstruct their faith after religious trauma and spiritual abuse. Today I am writing to the people who love them and are concerned for them. Hello there! Because those of you who will hopefully find this post are probably unfamiliar with me and my story, let me give a quick background. I spent the 90s in a Christian cult with my family. It was a conscious decision my parents made because they truly thought they were doing the best thing. Although they were always a bit skeptical and tried to…

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    Worshiping the Baals and Missing the Living God

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    And Then I Met Jesus,  God Ponderings,  Looking for the Real God,  Things We Don't Talk About

    Is This Really What We Sound Like?

    I listened to another Christian talk the other day. They were defining what it means to “really be a Christian.” I know they meant well, but as I listened I just felt discouraged. People who were not following the rules didn’t make the cut: they lived with their significant others before marriage, didn’t attend the right churches, or didn’t have enough fruit in their lives. I found myself wondering if this person knew that I often enjoy a good beer or a glass of wine. Did the fact that they were bolding confiding in me mean they thought I was good enough? Or were they trying to send me a…

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  • God Ponderings,  Looking for the Real God

    Footloose and Fearful: 7 Truths for Our Frightened Hearts

    I finally watched the original 1984 Footloose movie a couple of nights ago with my husband. In my defense, I was only three when the movie first came out and it’s not exactly appropriate for toddlers. By the time I was a teenager, we were in a cultic subgroup of Christianity that made the town of Bomont seem liberal by comparison. And then for whatever reason Footloose never made it on my list of pop-culture-to-catch-up-on. I was definitely missing out. There are reasons it’s a classic! Besides the cassette tapes, leg warmers, and core memories brought back by the church ladies’ 80s glasses and haircuts, I found myself noticing the…

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