Parenting
National School Walkout: My Child Won’t Be Intimidated Into Silence
When administrators threatened kids from participating in the protest for school safety, here’s how I responded.
March 13, 2018
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What To Do When You’re Not Going To Get To Watch Your Kids Grow Up
This blog was supposed to have a way cooler title. I had longed for the day when I’d write this. I’ve had it written in
August 12, 2016
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American & Christian Culture
What I Teach My Teenage Daughter In Response To Her School’s Sexist Dress Code
Before my 14 year old daughter left for school this morning she came out of her room and asked, “Do you think I’ll get dress
May 25, 2016
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Adoption
No, This Isn’t All Part Of God’s Plan (So Let’s Stop Blaming It On Him)
Lately I’ve been thinking about life. A lot. I’ve also been thinking about the the line we tell people when they’re going through sad chapters
May 24, 2016
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Parenting
Dear Christian Parent: Please Don’t Try To Break Their Will
Christian parent, please don’t try to break your child’s will. If you do, you might actually succeed, and the long-term outcome of that could be
February 22, 2016
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Adoption
The Critical Part Of Orphan Care That Adoption Culture Totally Missed
For the past twenty years or so, adoption has grown to become a staple of much of Christian culture in America. So much so, that
March 16, 2015
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When We’ll Finally Care About Michael Brown
In a news cycle that has been absolutely overrun by sadness and death lately, there’s one death that absolutely, positively, must not be overlooked: the
August 13, 2014
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Adoption
On Mother’s Day, I Played “Mom” To The Motherless
We often talk about the “fatherless” in reference to orphans, but why not the “motherless”? Moms are the bedrock of life– and on Mother’s Day
May 11, 2014
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Adoption
If You Wouldn’t Ask It About A Boob Job, Don’t Ask It About Adoption
As an adoptive parent, I’ve heard all the questions. We get it– you don’t mean to offend, but the questions are still rather off-putting and
April 23, 2014
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Adoption
Discovering God’s Plan For My Life When I Visited Hell
Three years ago today, my wife and I took a long drive from Lima, Peru to the outskirts of a few desert towns on the
March 8, 2014
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Adoption
Love Isn’t Enough: some things you need to know about adoption
Adoption is a hot issue in American Evangelicalism, and while rates of international adoption have drastically declined recently, I don’t think a culture of adoption
November 20, 2013
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Learning How to Forgive God (when Jesus wrecks your life)
Shane Claiborne once said: “Jesus wrecked my life”. Conversely, Ray Comfort tells people: “If you trust in God, he will never let you down.” As
July 2, 2013
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Benjamin L. Corey
BLC is a cultural anthropologist, public theologian, writer, speaker, global traveler, and tattoo collector. He is a two-time graduate of Gordon-Conwell with graduate degrees in Theology & Intercultural Studies, and went on to receive his doctorate in Intercultural Studies from Fuller. He is the author of Unafraid: Moving Beyond Fear-Based Faith, and Undiluted: Rediscovering the Radical Message of Jesus. In addition to his blog, Formerly Fundie, his work has been regularly featured by a wide array of media outlets such as TIME magazine and CNN, among others.
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Benjamin L. Corey
BLC is a cultural anthropologist, public theologian, writer, speaker, global traveler, and tattoo collector. He is a two-time graduate of Gordon-Conwell with graduate degrees in Theology & Intercultural Studies, and went on to receive his doctorate in Intercultural Studies from Fuller. He is the author of Unafraid: Moving Beyond Fear-Based Faith, and Undiluted: Rediscovering the Radical Message of Jesus. In addition to his blog, Formerly Fundie, his work has been regularly featured by a wide array of media outlets such as TIME magazine and CNN, among others.
