re(construct)

why un:yoke?
i like to think of this space
as a place to undo and to unlearn
everything that has previously shaped
my faith and understanding of god.

i hate to start this thing off with a quote,
but it holds so much validity that
i simply cannot help myself:

"my wife, kristen, and i often talk about
raising our kids in such a way that they
have as little as possible to
unlearn later on in life."
-rob bell, love wins

i'm tired of subscribing to the beliefs
of a religion based on tradition alone.
i want to know it, understand it,
live it, and feel it-
all for myself.

authenticity is birthed when we strip
away the layers of who we pretend to be.
i want an authentic faith,
and the freedom to dwell in the questioning.

to unyoke, is to separate from the herd.
i want to start this thing all over again.
hit that reset button.
like becoming a christian for the first time,
and to figure out what that loaded statement
even means.

i'm not sure where this is headed.
but in that uncertainty, i can find solace
and can feel okay in being wherever

i
need
to
be.