Rev Karla’s Blog

What If You’re Wrong Living with Fear of Hell, the Rapture, and the Return of Jesus Nichole Nordeman remains one of my favorite contemporary Christian singer/songwriters. In the years leading up to the deconstruction of my religious heritage, her songs comforted me in ways that I couldn’t explain. With lyrics like, “when I close my…

For the Good Times Grieving What Was Lost and Finding Hope After Deconstructing Christianity My childhood was filled with all genres of music. From country and soul to hard rock, music was a huge part of my life. Throughout the years, that early exposure to music helped develop one of my superpowers that comes in…

When the Pope’s Words Fail Humanity What the Pope really meant when he talked about pets in our lives. This month Pope Frances, one of the most influential people in the world, reminded all of us that he belongs to another time. A time when religion held so much power that people believed their salvation…

Thank You For Rejecting Me Leaving church impacted my life in so many ways. In the early days, the loss of my spiritual community was what pained me the most. Being as involved as I was in the daily operations of my church meant a constant stream of texts messages, phone calls, emails and meetings.…

If there is a God, why is there suffering? Something has shifted. It began late in 2021 and continues into the new year. Our followers are asking questions that reflect they are processing their spirituality on a deeply personal and sacred level. And we are here for it! While I still enjoy making videos that…

Leaving Church is Not Enough Why rejecting your faith is different than deconstructing from it. Like most of you, I’ve been posting on social media for many years. Although I considered myself experienced in the social media game, nothing prepared me for going viral on TikTok. Even though the platform appeals to a younger audience,…

What Scars Teach Us I am writing this in the final days of 2021- a period of time that has put an exclamation point on an already challenging year. I know I’m not alone. People are sharing their struggles on social media, and they’re truly heartbreaking. Stories of loss, deception, disappointment, illness – all part…

Normal Is Not Enough Do you remember that time in 2020 when the murder hornets made a brief appearance then decided to exit the sh*t show because….well….2020. Did they return in 2021? No? Thank God, because that may have been the tipping point that would have broken many of us. In 2020, we mused that…

A Case for Separation of Church and State I have many fond memories of growing up in the 60’s and 70’s.  However, I also can see the places where the political, educational and religious systems in place at the time failed, allowing some of us to fall through the crack and land where empathy and…

This image was taken right after my grandson and I had finished his class project for his homework titled, “The First Americans.” He and I had traversed the yard in search of the perfect stick that would make for the handle of the tomahawk he was to make as the final part of his assignment.…