Author: Shaleen Kendrick

Let’s turn our attention to the wild, free, and mysterious places known as the desert!

I laughed out loud when I read Kent Dobson’s sentiments of growing up in the belly of the Evangelical Church. It sums up my childhood. I come from a Western, reformed, conservative, evangelical tradition. I inherited interpretations of the Bible molded by a distinct lineage. My heritage stems back to the ancient western church Roman Catholicism emerged from, was reformed by the Protestants, infused with American right-wing conservatism, and informed by modern day evangelicals. I am grateful for the community and church tradition I was raised in. It shaped who I am, but about damn near killed my mystical soul.