# Quips and Confessionals

Essays and humor from a bi exvangelical pastor’s eldest daughter. I help you untangle religious trauma, purity culture silence, and shame so you can reclaim your voice and creativity.

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## [The Algorithm Can Wait. My Story Can't.](https://katejohnsonwrites.substack.com/p/the-algorithm-can-wait-my-story-cant)

_2026-08-13 · Kate L. Johnson_

I'm taking a break to write for the month of August and beginning of September. Here's why.

## [Five Myths That Keep Women From Seeing Themselves in the Image of God](https://katejohnsonwrites.substack.com/p/five-myths-that-keep-women-from-seeing)

_2026-08-04 · Kate L. Johnson_

How Elizabeth Berget’s “Love Like a Mother” Transformed My Understanding of the Maternal Heart of God

## [The Book That Changed The Way I Think About Joy and Grief](https://katejohnsonwrites.substack.com/p/the-book-that-changed-the-way-i-think)

_2026-07-22 · Kate L. Johnson_

How The Place Between Our Pains Taught Me What Joy Can Survive

## [The Two Books on Deconstruction and Reconstruction I Wish I Had Twelve Years Ago](https://katejohnsonwrites.substack.com/p/the-two-books-on-deconstruction-i)

_2026-07-17 · Kate L. Johnson_

What I Belong to Me and Divorcing Religion, Finding God Taught Me About Reclaiming My Voice and Identity After Religious Trauma

## [What Purity Culture Did to Men... and How to Heal | Featuring Jacob Gooden](https://katejohnsonwrites.substack.com/p/what-purity-culture-did-to-men-and)

_2026-07-09 · Kate L. Johnson_

A recording from Kate L. Johnson's live video

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/205505597/4528071eea89fc7ebcb3412847f4682f.mp3)

## [Redefining Community After Deconstruction with Allison Rose and Kate Johnson](https://katejohnsonwrites.substack.com/p/redefining-community-after-deconstruction)

_2026-07-04 · Kate L. Johnson_

A recording from Kate L. Johnson's live video

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/204047882/05771ea077fc3e3dcec03a74379e432e.mp3)

## [Surprisingly Powerful Ways to Process Ambiguous Grief](https://katejohnsonwrites.substack.com/p/surprisingly-powerful-ways-to-process)

_2026-06-24 · Kate L. Johnson_

Live Recording of The Ambiguous Grief Roadmap with Lauren (TheKindred.Space) and Kate Johnson

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/203339462/66d2a8e1f555ce5c93dc57c2219c326b.mp3)

## [There is One Question Women Ask Before Joining a Church That Many Men Never Think Of](https://katejohnsonwrites.substack.com/p/there-is-one-question-women-ask-before)

_2026-06-17 · Kate L. Johnson_

The Most Important Question Raised By The Southern Baptist Convention’s Vote Has Nothing To Do With Female Pastors

## [Reconnecting to the Body After Purity Culture with Allison Rose and Kate Johnson](https://katejohnsonwrites.substack.com/p/reconnecting-to-the-body-after-purity)

_2026-05-12 · Kate L. Johnson_

A recording from Kate L. Johnson's live video

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/196610367/26eb7e03bd550e0666d38af266bc063e.mp3)

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_2026-05-12 · **Sponsored**_

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## [Satire Sabbatical: Fun Faith-Based Activities from My Early 2000s NIV Adventure Bible That Made Me a Weird Homeschooled Pastor’s Kid Part 2](https://katejohnsonwrites.substack.com/p/satire-sabbatical-fun-faith-based-b22)

_2026-04-30_

The long-awaited sequel