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Lauren Cibene

@laurencibene.bsky.social

Debut memoir coming spring 2025 Writing through: ❤️‍🩹Trauma/healing ⛓️‍💥Evangelical deconstruction ✨Wonder, beauty, and unexpected connection

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Lauren Cibene @laurencibene.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

“Why did you leave the church?” Because the house was on fire, and when the house is on fire, you run. The house is still on fire.

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Lauren Cibene @laurencibene.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

“Profound sadness comes after profound love.” – Mark Gregory Karris. If you’re grieving faith loss, it’s because you loved deeply.

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Lauren Cibene @laurencibene.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

God isn’t just Father. God is Mother, too. She is a midwife. She is a mother hen. She is a mama bear. She is a nursing mother. The Divine Feminine is everywhere in scripture.

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Lauren Cibene @laurencibene.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

You can’t outrun your questions forever. They will find you. Best to sit down and make them tea.

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Lauren Cibene @laurencibene.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

To untangle your faith gently is an act of love. Don’t rush it. Rushing only makes the knots tighter.

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Lauren Cibene @laurencibene.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

The gospel isn’t a country club concept for the rich, powerful, and perfect. It is, and always has been, a way of life that centers love, humility, and justice.

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Lauren Cibene @laurencibene.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

“If you’re anxious, you’re almost hopeful. You’re so close.” – Søren Kierkegaard, via Nadia Bolz-Weber. Maybe anxiety is hope trying to get a word in.

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Lauren Cibene @laurencibene.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

When the things you’ve believed your whole life no longer feel solid, remember: it’s okay to grieve. You’re not losing God. You’re finding Her again.

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Lauren Cibene @laurencibene.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

I enjoy TikToks via Instagram and Tumblr via Pinterest. Like an adult.

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Lauren Cibene @laurencibene.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Deconstruction isn’t about leaving God. It’s about leaving everything that tried to keep you from God.

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Lauren Cibene @laurencibene.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

“No one really teaches you how to grieve the loss of your faith.” Rachel Held Evans said that ten years ago, and yet here we are, still improvising our funerals.

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Lauren Cibene @laurencibene.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Telling your story will bother people who have spent their lives burying the wounded parts of themselves. Tell it anyway. Set the bones.

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Lauren Cibene @laurencibene.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Well, hello lovely.

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