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218: Rachel Joy Welcher and the Spirituality of Unmet Longings

Rachel Welcher is an editor at Fathom Magazine, a poet, and an author whose book Talking Back to Purity Culture: Rediscovering Faithful Christian Sexuality is about to be released. Today, Rachel shares how she followed all the purity culture rules before marriage, how she felt when her marriage ended in divorce, and developing a more holistic sexual ethic. Rachel’s story reminds us that God wants our hearts no matter what our circumstances are.

Listen to Rachel’s story now!

Stories Rachel shared:

Growing up in Northern California as a pastor’s kid
Realizing at age 11 that she could have her own a relationship with God
Having a “blessed life” without suffering through her mid 20s
Following all the rules as she dated her first husband
Her husband’s crisis of faith that created her own
Why “it could have been worse” doesn’t bring comfort
The friend who allowed her to lament
Dealing with shame and depression after her divorce
What the Lord taught her through wrestling with him
Learning that following Jesus doesn’t require all of her previous theological commitments
Going to graduate school at St. Andrews
Beginning to be published as a writer
Discovering that spiritual disciplines are not a replacement for necessary medication
Why she loves writing poetry
Deciding to reread purity culture books for how they impact a victim of sexual abuse

Great quotes from Rachel:

Doing the right things does not guarantee a good inner life.

God can allow great suffering for his children and still love us.

The calling to honor God with our sexuality doesn’t end at the alter.

What if we talk to teenagers about the spiritual growth through periods of unmet longing?

Resources we mentioned:

Rachel’s website
Rachel’s Twitter
Talking Back to Purity Culture: Rediscovering Faithful Christian Sexuality by Rachel Joy Welcher
Two Funerals, Then Easter by Rachel Joy Welcher
Lament for a Son by Nicholas Wolterstorff
The Ragamuffin Gospel: Good News for the Bedraggled, Beat-Up, and Burnt Out

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