Anne Rice never did anything in a straight line. She wrote vampires and erotic fairy tales, returned to Catholicism, devoted her writing to Christ, and later walked away from organized Christianity while insisting she had not walked away from Jesus. Her faith story is messy, contradictory, and exactly the kind of thing Saints, Sinners, & Bad Decisions was made for. … More When Anne Rice Kept Jesus and Fired the Christians

Gloria Steinem helped shape the version of feminism that changed American culture, but the legacy is more complicated than the celebration suggests. This article looks at what women gained, what women lost, and how ideas about abortion, motherhood, marriage, sexuality, work, and independence changed the meaning of female freedom. It also asks the question feminism rarely wants examined: what happens when liberation begins treating womanhood itself as the problem? … More The Women Feminism Left Behind

Deconstruction can begin with honest questions, real church harm, and a desire to separate truth from tradition. But when examining faith slowly becomes removing biblical authority, Christ, repentance, and the foundation itself, renovation can turn into demolition. This first issue of Saints, Sinners & Bad Decisions looks candidly at deconstruction through Scripture, psychology, belonging, doubt, apostasy, and the biblical warnings about deception and departure from faith. … More When Renovation Turns Into Demolition