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[quote=Anonymous]First of all, congrats on being true to yourself, for building a career, for leaving a relationship that wasn't right, and for caring about your kids finding a supportive, enriching spiritual community. That takes a hell of a lot of determination. I hope your kids appreciate what a badass mom they have.

I highly recommend reading Rachel Held Evans. I just finished [i]Inspired [/i](hang in there with the first chapter, I found it a bit odd) and am now reading [i]Searching for Sunday[/i]. Sadly she passed quite young, but she is really incredible at sharing her journey of finding an authentic faith community. From her NYTimes obit "She wrote four popular books, which wrestled with evangelicalism and the patriarchy of her conservative Christian upbringing, and documented her transition to a mainline Christian identity, which moved away from biblical literalism toward affirmation of L.G.B.T. people."

What I love is that even when she sees flaws in the church in which she was raised, she still really prizes community. “Christianity isn't meant to simply be believed; it's meant to be lived, shared, eaten, spoken, and enacted in the presence of other people. They reminded me that, try as I may, I can't be a Christian on my own. I need a community. I need the church.”

I'm confident that there is a welcoming community that is eager to accompany you as your re-engage with your spiritual life. Have you looked at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in DC? Even if it is too much of a trek, they may have a recommendation for a similar community closer to you. [/quote]

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