The Christian Stumble

When I was a child, I used to think about things until my head hurt. What existed before time? How far does space extend? How can God hear everyone’s prayers, all at once? 

I haven’t gotten much better as an adult, but thinking deeply doesn’t make my head hurt nearly as much as it used to, and my big questions often lead to fascinating conversations and even more interesting friendships. 

My work bestie is more than twenty years older than me—she could be my mother, but we are kindred spirits and ask a lot of the same questions about faith and theology and life. Over the past several years, we’ve swapped blog posts, book recommendations, YouTube videos, and more, mostly in regard to our shared Christian faith. 

When I first met Hadley (pseudonym), she was a member of the Eastern Orthodox church, and we had lots of questions for each other about our respective denominations. I’ve always been fascinated by high church denominations, especially those with ancient traditions and rich liturgy. There’s a lot to be said about churches that maintain their heritage for thousands of years, especially in our capricious culture. 

However, after a long journey with Orthodoxy, she and her husband opted to leave Orthodoxy and are on a journey to find a new church home. While they haven’t yet found it, she is documenting her journey via her SubStack blog, The Christian Stumble.

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If you’re church shopping, thinking through Christian doctrine, or trying to get a handle on what you believe about God and why, her blog will be a great resource for you. Here’s a little bit more about Hadley…

Hadley is a Midwest, Christian writer preoccupied with theology and God. She was raised in the Mormon Church, entered a long period of agnosticism after leaving that faith in her mid-twenties, realizing that she didn't think drinking coffee in her own kitchen was a sin. 

She became a Christian after a long period of reading the scriptures and learning about the differences between Mormonism and Christianity. 

She and her husband are the proverbial bird and the fish: Hadley is drawn to liturgical worship, which resulted in an unfortunate six-year stint in the Eastern Orthodox church with her reluctant husband, who could not reconcile Eastern Orthodoxy with Christianity. Her husband is best fed by evangelical worship and strong Biblical teaching from the pulpit. 

Hadley blogs at The Christian Stumble about their journey to find a faith where they can both worship without compromising their individual needs.