Grace in the Weeds

Grace in the Weeds

When Your Faith Feels Like a Script

The exhaustion of spiritual performance, and a gentle tool to you reclaim your faith and your humanity.

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Rev. Dr. Amanda Whittington
Jul 08, 2026
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If you grew up in deeply conservative religious spaces, you know exactly what the “Script” feels like.

You learn the right phrases to say when someone asks how you’re doing (“Just blessed!”). You learn the correct, rigid stances on complex theological certainties. You learn exactly what boundaries you are allowed to cros…

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