Welcome to Courage & Candor

“Write the truest sentence that you know.” Ernest Hemingway

This newsletter exists to encourage evolving-faith Christians to engage their faith with curiosity, courage, and honesty. It’s taking a hard look at the faith traditions we’ve grown up in and discovering new spiritual paths that lead to a resilient faith. It’s also about learning to hold the tension between seemingly opposing concepts and feelings, making room in our souls that some things can be true simultaneously. Life can be a real shit-show but it can also be beautiful. We can deconstruct our faith while also reconstructing it at the same time. It takes courage to be honest about the realities of this life but I believe it’s the only way forward and the only way our faith in Jesus can survive this beautiful, hot mess we call life and faith.

About Colette

Colette Eaton (BS, Multnomah University; MDiv Multnomah Seminary) is a bigger table theologian, passionate about creating space for diverse voices at the table of God’s Kingdom. A lover of reading, you can usually find her reading theology or young adult fiction (usually about vampires) or grabbing an afternoon walk with friends. Colette writes about faith resiliency on her blog as well as guest writes for other publications. She works full-time at Union Gospel Mission as their grant writer and enjoys putting her writing skills to work in supporting the organization. Born in Alaska, she is a lover of wine, birthday cake, charcuterie boards, and hiking on the weekends. A decaf coffee drinker currently living in Portland Oregon, she loves mostly spending time with her husband, Joshua and their German Shepherd, Ingrid. Connect at coletteeaton.com or email her at colette@coletteeaton.com