Sarah Condon

The Hell Houses We Will Not Leave

by Sarah Condon on Oct 29, 2020 • 2 Comments

Hell Houses were a natural part of the Southern landscape when I was growing up. If you are not familiar with them, they appear in October alongside other haunted house experiences, only this one has a religious agenda. They aim to scare the hell out of you. As you mosey through each room you will […]

Elevator Encounters

by Sarah Condon on Sep 18, 2020 • 5 Comments

I have been in two heated race-related situations in the past six months. Both of them have happened at elevators. Several months ago I was leaving a doctor’s office and looking for the restroom in the corridor. A black man walked out behind me with a name tag and a clip board and I assumed […]

Defund Your Inner Police

by Sarah Condon on Sep 1, 2020 • 13 Comments

*removes earrings, puts hair on top of head* Are y’all ready for some church drama? Last Friday our church put up the weekly newsletter. It was a good one. Having survived Laura here in Houston we were called on to reach out and serve those people battered by the storm. There was even a heart-wrenching […]

Inheriting the Crazy Bible: My Grandfather and Me

by Sarah Condon on Aug 11, 2020 • 10 Comments

In our family we have what has come to be known as the “Crazy Bible.” We know that religion was a huge part of my grandfather’s struggle with bipolar depression. It is well remembered in family stories and documented in the records from the military psychiatric facilities where he desperately tried to get well. We […]

On the Rachel Hollis Divorce: Girl, Here’s Some Mercy

by Sarah Condon on Jul 14, 2020 • 6 Comments

Whenever someone we envy goes through great suffering, our first instinct is always to revel in their pain. As Christians, the next step is to ask for forgiveness for that very common sin. And hopefully, God willing, to find some compassion for those we once envied. I am of course talking about the mommy blogger […]