Heather Isaacs

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spirituality

  • Love Hoarders

    There exists a bedroom closet in my parents’ house where I have stored, over the years, a sizable number of boxes holding things of mine that have not been sensible to carry with me as I maintain a studio-sized lifestyle. But neither are they things I could bear to let go of, a reality I… Read more

  • The Missionary Position, Part 2

    For Part 1: https://oddbygod.wordpress.com/2013/10/05/the-missionary-position-part-i When you are thrown into a chasm of despair, I believe in holding on to whatever you need to make it through to the other side. Sometimes rescuing ourselves out of the pit involves a lot of clawing at rock surfaces, blindly feeling for the slightest edge that will bear our… Read more

  • The Missionary Position, Part 1

    The year between my sophomore and junior years of college, I worked as a student missionary. With my good friend Charity, we committed nine months to teaching English at a church-affiliated school in the city of Prague. As far as missionary positions go, ours was an easy job. Teach English during the week. Build relationships… Read more

  • Becoming a Heathen

    One summer, during seminary, a friend asked me to be a girls’ counselor for his church youth group at their annual trip to a Southern Baptist camp in the Sierras. I said yes because we were friends. I should have said no because we were friends. We should have both known better. I was in the midst… Read more

  • Episode 2: Queenie TT

    A conversation with local Bay Area comedian Queenie TT about her incredible journey of weight loss (200+ lbs and counting), personal faith, and discovering the power of comedy as she fights for her life. Calling herself a “controversial Christian” nothing is off limits for Queenie TT; she gave a brutally honest, raw, touching, funny appraisal… Read more