Personal life: wife and mom to two boys, caretaker of several pets
Professional life: clinical psychologist in private practice, grad school instructor
For fun: jogging, biking, walking the dog, reading, listening to music
Favorite things: warm sunny days, sweet tea with lemon, asiago cheese bagels, parks, watching documentaries and comedy, spending time with my family, yoga, and the similarly spelled yoda
Location: Memphis, though a native midwesterner
Favorite aspects of Memphis: spring foliage, number of activities for children and families
Least favorite aspects of Memphis: poverty, crime, racial tensions
Religious background: 5th generation church of Christ
Level of religious involvement in childhood: high
What I most appreciate about Christianity as I have experienced it: discipline, self denial, gratitude, generosity
What I least appreciate about Christianity as I have experienced it: the doctrine of hell, inability to question, legalistic interpretation of scripture
Current religious designation: Agnostic Christian, Skeptic
Other religions that interest me: Buddhism
For the following responses, I will try to create posts to answer the questions and link to them:
View of religion:
Why I haven't left church:
Why I'm not an atheist:
Why I'm not the Christian I was 5 years ago:
My religious/spiritual journey:
How my relationships are affected by my spiritual journey: