My husband looking at the estuary at sunset. Estuaries are places in between, not quite ocean, not quite river. I get a sense right now that the world is sitting in a place that is not quite one thing or the other, just like an estuary. These last few days have been rather hard to…
Not hamburger most obviously! Fried avocado and shrimp salad, both much healthier for you than that delicious red meat! Originally published at No Longer Quivering Patheos in 2019. Written by Suzanne Titkemeyer Due to some recent ridiculous claims we’re seen recently by people online I think today we need to talk about all the ways…
A few days ago I did my usual beach walk. It was just so much harder than usual because it was high tide. I’d forgotten to check the tide charts and moon phases before heading out. Few sea beans to be found. After a good hour I trudged back to the restaurant we routinely park…
Recently I had a church member of my husband’s church ask me why I could not commit to the church and fully embrace the teachings. My answer was vague and slightly comedic to this true believer. I deflected hard. Why? Because there is simply no reasoning with many at this place that describes itself as…
Written by Suzanne Titkemeyer published at No Longer Quivering Patheos on April 25, 2014 One of the biggest challenges I had during my recovery from spiritual abuse was what to say to the people from my old church circle when I’d run into them on the streets of my small town. They’d always want to…
Written by Suzanne Titkmeyer originally published at No Longer Quivering Patheos on December 15, 2013 Recently Kevin Swanson, radio babbler and righteous rabble-rouser against all things not homeschooling fundamentalist Biblical patriarchy has been making more of an ass out of himself than usual. It’s not merely due to the fact that he has a new…
Written by Suzanne Titkemeyer and originally published at No Longer Quivering Patheos on August 21, 2013 Recently Josh Duggar gave a radio interview in which he claimed that his lesbian aunt is opposed to gay marriage. He took the place of FRC’s Tony Perkins on FRC’s radio show last week. “I have an aunt who…
Beauty is as subjective as as many varied opinions there are over this tree stump. Some might argue it’s beautiful, some it is ugly. Written by Suzanne Titkemeyer and published at No Longer Quivering Patheos on April 4, 2014 Recently I came across a very disturbing blog posting and another and another and another. It…
Matthew 12:35 “Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks” You know it’s going to be bad when I post a photo of a calm blue ocean! Written by Suzanne Titkemeyer and originally published at No Longer Quivering Patheos on October 19, 2013 Today some of the more popular media outlets like Buzzfeed,…
Written by Suzanne Titkemeyer originally published at No Longer Quivering Patheos on February 1, 2018 Yesterday several of my friends were laughing over, or expressing outrage over the newest internet-driven teen fad – eating Tide Pods. I made the above meme based on a non-Tide eating serenity prayer one of my more witty friends came…