Rev Karla Blog
I’m passionate about writing. It anchors me to my calling in ways nothing else does. The way a teaching will arrive, often in the wee hours of the night, when I am awakened by the words dancing in my mind. When that happens, I know I’m being invited to bring the words to life to share with you. That is the process – the sacred process.
May you dance with these words.
Your Spiritual Journey Starts Here
This is my first blog after a much-needed break. To say that I feel as if I’ve been swept up inside a hurricane these past few months is an understatement… and to say that I wanted to give up a few...
Demolish, Repair, Restore
A Season of Healing In 2013, my husband and I began a serious renovation project. Our 40+ year old home was in dire need of being rescued from its 1970’s design and we were looking forward to...
Christianity’s Day of Reckoning
For a minute, it was somewhat entertaining. The scenario would go something like this…. I would make a video disparaging the churches that are “welcoming” but not “affirming,” or who are intricately...
The Strength and Beauty of a Snowflake
The hypocrisy in disparaging creation The 60’s were a dichotomy. They held great tension as people risked their lives to free themselves from the oppression their ancestors had endured. Even brutal...
What Does the Lord Require of You?
Not What You Think “Toto, I have a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” Chances are, you recognize that line from The Wizard of Oz. Throughout history, Hollywood has gifted us memorable quotes that...
Dear Mr. President
Prologue: For the first time since I began writing a blog several years ago, I’ve included a prologue. I hadn’t considered it necessary until a video version of this writing titled, “Dear Mr....
Holy Holy Holy
Grieving the Religion I Lost Grief arrived today, wrapped up in the words of a song that I hadn’t heard in years. A song that at one time in my life, I played during prayer time. If I was dealing...
Keeping God in a Box
Discovering the Holy in Our Daily Lives If you had told me that four years after seminary I would be creating an online ministry to help people heal from religious trauma and explore a spiritual but...
They Fear Your Strength
I shouldn’t be surprised, but yet somehow I was hopeful for a different reaction. The Christian’s response to anyone leaving church is to hurl phrases dripping with fear and manipulation in an...
When Leaving Your Faith Feels Like Leaving a Toxic Relationship
Why the spiritual but not religious movement is growing There was a time in my life when I would have despised the person I am now. That sentence was hard to write because packed in those words is a...
The Wisdom of the Ages
Honoring Your Heritage on Your Spiritual Journey 23 and Me, the test kit that assesses your DNA for your ancestral heritage, became even more popular during the pandemic. The company announced that...
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...