Lauren Cibene
laurencibene.bsky.social
Lauren Cibene
@laurencibene.bsky.social
Debut memoir coming spring 2025
Writing through:
❤️‍🩹Trauma/healing
⛓️‍💥Evangelical deconstruction
✨Wonder, beauty, and unexpected connection
“Why did you leave the church?” Because the house was on fire, and when the house is on fire, you run. The house is still on fire.
August 19, 2025 at 10:48 PM
“Profound sadness comes after profound love.” – Mark Gregory Karris. If you’re grieving faith loss, it’s because you loved deeply.
August 14, 2025 at 12:14 AM
God isn’t just Father. God is Mother, too. She is a midwife. She is a mother hen. She is a mama bear. She is a nursing mother. The Divine Feminine is everywhere in scripture.
August 11, 2025 at 8:22 PM
You can’t outrun your questions forever. They will find you. Best to sit down and make them tea.
August 2, 2025 at 1:12 PM
To untangle your faith gently is an act of love. Don’t rush it. Rushing only makes the knots tighter.
July 29, 2025 at 10:48 PM
The gospel isn’t a country club concept for the rich, powerful, and perfect. It is, and always has been, a way of life that centers love, humility, and justice.
July 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
“If you’re anxious, you’re almost hopeful. You’re so close.” – Søren Kierkegaard, via Nadia Bolz-Weber. Maybe anxiety is hope trying to get a word in.
July 27, 2025 at 12:22 PM
When the things you’ve believed your whole life no longer feel solid, remember: it’s okay to grieve. You’re not losing God. You’re finding Her again.
July 26, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I enjoy TikToks via Instagram and Tumblr via Pinterest. Like an adult.
July 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Deconstruction isn’t about leaving God. It’s about leaving everything that tried to keep you from God.
July 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM
“No one really teaches you how to grieve the loss of your faith.” Rachel Held Evans said that ten years ago, and yet here we are, still improvising our funerals.
July 17, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Telling your story will bother people who have spent their lives burying the wounded parts of themselves. Tell it anyway. Set the bones.
November 19, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Well, hello lovely.
November 19, 2024 at 2:52 AM