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  • Reforming Toxicity?

    Reforming Toxicity?

    This past Spring, I read two books with a similar theme: women in the church, and a third book that brought clarity to both. I started with Bible Truth About Women: What They Don’t Tell You (Affiliate link). I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I enjoyed it. I got the hard copy and highlighted…

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  • Chapel Milieu

    Chapel Milieu

      *This was my “about” page for Chapel Milieu. Although the name has changed and some content has been updated, this subject remains at the heart of this blog.* There are things that happen in life that profoundly change us. Breaking up with the American church, although I didn’t realize it at the time, has…

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  • The Training Wheels Are Off

    The Training Wheels Are Off

    You might have asked (or not asked at all) where I have been and what I have been up to. I noticed at the beginning of January, shortly after I started this blog, that for the first time in a long time (like years and years or maybe ever) I felt calm. My nervous system…

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Reforming Toxicity?

Reforming Toxicity?

This past Spring, I read two books with a similar theme: women in the church, and a third book that brought clarity to both…
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Chapel Milieu

Chapel Milieu

  *This was my “about” page for Chapel Milieu. Although the name has changed and some content has been…
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The Training Wheels Are Off

The Training Wheels Are Off

You might have asked (or not asked at all) where I have been and what I have been up to. I noticed at the beginning of…
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Fallout And The Ruse of Spiritual Authority

Fallout And The Ruse of Spiritual Authority

My husband and I are currently watching the second season of Fallout. Have you seen it? The premise is intriguing; an…
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Jesus Saved Me Outside of “Church”

Jesus Saved Me Outside of “Church”

My younger son (almost 3 years old at the time) and I had just dropped off my older son (6 years old) at school and headed to…
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On Scrupulosity

On Scrupulosity

“There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has…
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Doug Wilson. A “No” For Me.

Doug Wilson. A “No” For Me.

I can’t remember the first time I heard of Doug Wilson, but I think it was around 2020. I read several of his blog posts and…
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Will The Real Jesus Please Stand Up?

Will The Real Jesus Please Stand Up?

I walked into the women’s restroom of Church 2, and there on the counter was a little sign that read, “Close your eyes and…
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NAR – Seven Mountain Mandate

NAR – Seven Mountain Mandate

NAR -Seven Mountain mandate (7M Mandate) The first time I heard about the Seven Mountain Mandate was from a close friend I…
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White Supremacy in Christian Nationalism

White Supremacy in Christian Nationalism

When I started writing about Christian Nationalism and the common denominators contributing to it, it overwhelmingly pointed…
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The Wide Road to Christian Nationalism

The Wide Road to Christian Nationalism

“Christian Nationalism is a political cult disguised as a religious cult.”- John Collins There is a wide road that leads to…
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My Preface to Christian Nationalism

My Preface to Christian Nationalism

Christian Nationalism became a topic of discussion between my husband and me when we started hearing a political ideology…
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A Gnat in Your Echo Chamber

A Gnat in Your Echo Chamber

  I think about the judgment I’ve felt over the last couple of years from those I once considered friends, both real and…
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Extending Gentleness

Extending Gentleness

I can best describe this current season as excruciating. The only time I’ve been more emotionally low was right before my…
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Loss of Community (Part 1)

Loss of Community (Part 1)

I have many fond memories of Sunday mornings, looking around at the congregation and feeling a part of the Body of Christ…
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When The Assembly Forsakes You (Part 2)

When The Assembly Forsakes You (Part 2)

  Disenfranchised sounds like too sterile a word to describe how I feel when talking about the loss of church community…
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What is The Church?

What is The Church?

  From the time I was a child, I loved church and was there every time the doors opened because my dad was the pastor. I…
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Jesus First, And My Introduction to Christian Nationalism

Jesus First, And My Introduction to Christian Nationalism

  Jesus is the start of the Christian life. Jesus is the end of the Christian life. And he’s everything in between. The…
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The Simulation

The Simulation

  We sat across from the school superintendent with our two boys, who were in 1st and 5th grade at the time. We had been…
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Always Reforming, Deconstructing, And Why I’m Not Progressive

Always Reforming, Deconstructing, And Why I’m Not Progressive

  “Always Reforming” is a popular statement and sentiment within the reformed crowd. What does it mean? We learn about…
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I’m LeDawn, the creator and author behind this blog. If you’d like to follow this middle-aged empty-nester as I explore deconstructing a (often) harmful church environment and culture and recovering what it means to be a true follower of Jesus, I’d be so glad.

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