G. C. Jeffers

Story, Beauty, and a World that Means


Memoir

  • Protected: Do You Want To Be Healed? Part III

    There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. Continue reading

  • The Voice of God

    Below is another post in what is becoming a series about my own life. I rarely write autobiographically or in memoir style. But I want to start doing more of it. I want to be more open about my past experiences and about the things that have shaped me. In line with the conventions of memoir… Continue reading

  • Hell

    I have gone to church my entire life. For a good chunk of my life, I made winning at church one of the sources of my self-esteem. Winning at church meant that I knew all of the answers in bible class and that I never misbehaved in a way that would embarrass my parents. When… Continue reading

  • Purity Culture and Me: My Struggle, Past and Present

    WARNING: This blog post is rated PG 13 for frank discussion of sexuality. While I do not get graphic, I am pretty straightforward. * * * I regularly read a few dozen blogs. One of the blogging universes that I am sort of on the periphery of involves blogs from progressive evangelicals, like Rachel Held… Continue reading

  • An Account of My Spiritual Journey

    For those interested, I have an update to my journey here. My purpose in writing this is to narrate my spiritual journey over the last six years so that those who care about me can understand some of my thoughts on the ways I have changed over the last six years. Because of my upbringing… Continue reading

  • Theology and Underwear

    . . . conversion is no more spectacular than learning to love the people we live with and work among. -Kathleen Norris * * * When I was sixteen I made my first real promise to God. I told him that if he would expunge my guilt and self-hate—the natural outcome of a pornography addiction—then… Continue reading

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Gregory C. Jeffers
Anglican Christian | Husband | Father | Teacher | Scholar | Poet

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