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| Rachel Held Evans 1981-2019 |
Rachel Held Evans was taken off life support in Tennessee this morning, just 37 years old.
She leaves a 3-year-old and a 1-year-old as well as her husband Dan. Her crisis began in April with the flu and a reaction to antibiotics.
https://slate.com/human-interest/2019/05/rachel-held-evans-the-hugely-popular-evangelical-writer-is-dead-at-37.html
She used one of her 37 years to "live biblically"--following all the admonitions for women both in the Hebrew scriptures and in the New Testament.
I never read her book about that year--the whole thing was so ridiculous. But I admire her for demonstrating that such rules for women just don't apply today.
She stood up for LGBTQ people and challenged the evangelical world before moving on to the Episcopal Church. She opposed dt, among other progressive stances.
May she rest in peace.
Give glory to YHWH your God
before darkness falls,
before your feet stumble
on the darkening hillside. --Jeremiah 13:16
Thank you to Sarah Pulliam Bailey for the Washington Post's comprehensive picture of Rachel's contributions.
On every religion story in the news lately--the Poway CA shooter, the Pittsburgh synagogue murders, Rachel's passing--the Washington Post has done the best coverage.
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