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Drafted: Foreign on Familiar Ground
Coming back didn’t feel like coming home 📖 This picks up after Part Four — Counting Conversions & Carrying the Cost — where I began to question the currency of worth in ministry, and what it meant to measure impact by salvation tallies. But the story begins long before Garden Valley. In From Altar Calls to Enlistment, I wrote about how a child’s ache to belong was baptized as calling. Then, in Signed, Sealed, Sent, I explored what it meant to disappear in the name of devotion — convinced that being willing to go made me worthy of love. Boots on Holy Ground followed the moment I was sent, ready…
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Drafted: Boots on Holy Ground
Teenage Training for the Mission Field Drafted is the story of a girl who was told she was called, chosen, and set apart — before she even knew who she was. It’s about the rush of revival weekends, the pressure to be holy, and the slow, silent trade of identity for belonging. I grew up on the frontlines of teenage Christianity, armed with a Bible, a purity ring, and a deep need to be enough. If you’ve watched Shiny Happy People, you’ve seen part of the story. But there are thousands of high-control Christian environments that shaped a generation — and I was in one of them. Teen Mania Ministries. Acquire the…
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Drafted: Signed, Sealed, Sent — My Introduction to Teen Mania’s Global Expeditions
Drafted recounts a girl's journey through a high-control Christian environment, illustrated by her early experiences in Teen Mania Ministries. It reveals the pressures of holiness and belonging as she navigates spirituality, identity, and emotional suppression. Ultimately, the narrative explores reclaiming one’s true self amidst a culture of performative faith.
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Drafted: From Altar Calls to Enlistment
How Teen Mania’s Gospel of Urgency Shaped My Worth Drafted is the story of a girl who was told she was called, chosen, and set apart — before she even knew who she was. It’s about the rush of revival weekends, the pressure to be holy, and the slow, silent trade of identity for belonging. I grew up on the frontlines of teenage Christianity, armed with a Bible, a purity ring, and a deep need to be enough. If you’ve watched Shiny Happy People, you’ve seen part of the story. But there are thousands of high-control Christian environments that shaped a generation — and I was in one of them.…