Taylor Brown
@heyitstaylorbrown.bsky.social
The creative knows how it feels to lose themselves in the process only to come out the other side more whole. More themselves.
This shirt is available in my store for artists or those who love an artist.
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This shirt is available in my store for artists or those who love an artist.
❤️ 🎨 www.heyitstaylorbrown.com/shop
April 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
The creative knows how it feels to lose themselves in the process only to come out the other side more whole. More themselves.
This shirt is available in my store for artists or those who love an artist.
❤️ 🎨 www.heyitstaylorbrown.com/shop
This shirt is available in my store for artists or those who love an artist.
❤️ 🎨 www.heyitstaylorbrown.com/shop
An odd imitation of art arose within Evangelicalism. “If you like this secular band, you’ll like this alternative Christian band.”
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April 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM
An odd imitation of art arose within Evangelicalism. “If you like this secular band, you’ll like this alternative Christian band.”
open.substack.com/pub/heyitsta...
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I had a friend say to me:
“If I ever stand before God and I messed up—either by loving too much or not being true enough to scripture—I hope I messed up by loving too much.”
“If I ever stand before God and I messed up—either by loving too much or not being true enough to scripture—I hope I messed up by loving too much.”
March 28, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I had a friend say to me:
“If I ever stand before God and I messed up—either by loving too much or not being true enough to scripture—I hope I messed up by loving too much.”
“If I ever stand before God and I messed up—either by loving too much or not being true enough to scripture—I hope I messed up by loving too much.”
Science doesn’t have to be the enemy of faith.
Why People Actually Deconstruct pt. 3
Propped Up Absolutes
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March 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Science doesn’t have to be the enemy of faith.
So, I’m starting something new 😬 I will release a new design each month centered around content I’ll be discussing.
order here: www.heyitstaylorbrown.com
I’m wanting to build community of people who want to make the world a better place for those who have a hard time living here. #tshirtdesign
order here: www.heyitstaylorbrown.com
I’m wanting to build community of people who want to make the world a better place for those who have a hard time living here. #tshirtdesign
March 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
So, I’m starting something new 😬 I will release a new design each month centered around content I’ll be discussing.
order here: www.heyitstaylorbrown.com
I’m wanting to build community of people who want to make the world a better place for those who have a hard time living here. #tshirtdesign
order here: www.heyitstaylorbrown.com
I’m wanting to build community of people who want to make the world a better place for those who have a hard time living here. #tshirtdesign
The same people who were outraged over the removal of Confederate statues—claiming it was about preserving history—are now silent as Black stories quietly disappear from military websites.
It was never about history.
It was never about history.
March 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The same people who were outraged over the removal of Confederate statues—claiming it was about preserving history—are now silent as Black stories quietly disappear from military websites.
It was never about history.
It was never about history.
So even if they’re legal?
That’s because it was never about criminals and illegals.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
That’s because it was never about criminals and illegals.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Trump revokes legal status for 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration will revoke the temporary legal status of 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans in the United States, according to a Federal Register notice on Friday, the latest expansion of his crackdown on immigration.
www.reuters.com
March 22, 2025 at 12:32 AM
So even if they’re legal?
That’s because it was never about criminals and illegals.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
That’s because it was never about criminals and illegals.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Christians: you are not being attacked when people say loving your neighbor looks like using their preferred pronouns.
You can think whatever you want about pronouns, but it’s not an attack on you. It’s their request for you to respect their decisions.
You can think whatever you want about pronouns, but it’s not an attack on you. It’s their request for you to respect their decisions.
March 21, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Christians: you are not being attacked when people say loving your neighbor looks like using their preferred pronouns.
You can think whatever you want about pronouns, but it’s not an attack on you. It’s their request for you to respect their decisions.
You can think whatever you want about pronouns, but it’s not an attack on you. It’s their request for you to respect their decisions.
Nothing profound or thoughtful to say tonight. I’m just here to say free Mahmoud Khalil.
March 20, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Nothing profound or thoughtful to say tonight. I’m just here to say free Mahmoud Khalil.
A lot of people confuse defending conservatism as spreading the Gospel.
March 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A lot of people confuse defending conservatism as spreading the Gospel.
Give me a faith that comes alive when exploring its limits.
Not a faith that only exists by defending itself.
Not a faith that only exists by defending itself.
March 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Give me a faith that comes alive when exploring its limits.
Not a faith that only exists by defending itself.
Not a faith that only exists by defending itself.
When Jesus separates the sheep and the goats, I’m sure the goats will say something like,
“But Lord. We didn’t want to commit the sin of empathy.”
“But Lord. We didn’t want to commit the sin of empathy.”
March 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
When Jesus separates the sheep and the goats, I’m sure the goats will say something like,
“But Lord. We didn’t want to commit the sin of empathy.”
“But Lord. We didn’t want to commit the sin of empathy.”
If grace were limited or conditional, it would no longer be grace. It would be credit.
Grace, by definition, cannot be something that runs out, because the moment it does, it stops being grace and becomes a wage, a loan, or a contract.
Grace, by definition, cannot be something that runs out, because the moment it does, it stops being grace and becomes a wage, a loan, or a contract.
March 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
If grace were limited or conditional, it would no longer be grace. It would be credit.
Grace, by definition, cannot be something that runs out, because the moment it does, it stops being grace and becomes a wage, a loan, or a contract.
Grace, by definition, cannot be something that runs out, because the moment it does, it stops being grace and becomes a wage, a loan, or a contract.
Most people who deconstruct have experienced prolonged religious anxiety—sometimes from childhood through middle age. Others felt it deeply throughout their formative years of high school and college.
Why People Actually Deconstruct
Part 1: Sheer Exhaustion
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March 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Most people who deconstruct have experienced prolonged religious anxiety—sometimes from childhood through middle age. Others felt it deeply throughout their formative years of high school and college.
Evangelicalism has way more fear baked into it than we realized—of “the world,” of getting it wrong, of hell.
So much of what gets taught—evangelism, behavior modification, even Bible study—isn’t about encountering the beauty, peace, and radical love of God. It’s about defending against an enemy.
So much of what gets taught—evangelism, behavior modification, even Bible study—isn’t about encountering the beauty, peace, and radical love of God. It’s about defending against an enemy.
March 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Evangelicalism has way more fear baked into it than we realized—of “the world,” of getting it wrong, of hell.
So much of what gets taught—evangelism, behavior modification, even Bible study—isn’t about encountering the beauty, peace, and radical love of God. It’s about defending against an enemy.
So much of what gets taught—evangelism, behavior modification, even Bible study—isn’t about encountering the beauty, peace, and radical love of God. It’s about defending against an enemy.
The more extreme they had been about purity, the more loudly they supported him.
Overnight, they went from saying, “There should be higher standards for presidents!” to “Well, we don’t need to pry into his personal life.”
Overnight, they went from saying, “There should be higher standards for presidents!” to “Well, we don’t need to pry into his personal life.”
March 5, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The more extreme they had been about purity, the more loudly they supported him.
Overnight, they went from saying, “There should be higher standards for presidents!” to “Well, we don’t need to pry into his personal life.”
Overnight, they went from saying, “There should be higher standards for presidents!” to “Well, we don’t need to pry into his personal life.”
The more extreme they had been about purity, the more loudly they supported him.
Overnight, they went from saying, “There should be higher standards for presidents!” to “Well, we don’t need to pry into his personal life.”
open.substack.com/pub/heyitsta...
Overnight, they went from saying, “There should be higher standards for presidents!” to “Well, we don’t need to pry into his personal life.”
open.substack.com/pub/heyitsta...
From Purity Culture to Donald Trump
A Tale of a Disoriented Christian
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March 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The more extreme they had been about purity, the more loudly they supported him.
Overnight, they went from saying, “There should be higher standards for presidents!” to “Well, we don’t need to pry into his personal life.”
open.substack.com/pub/heyitsta...
Overnight, they went from saying, “There should be higher standards for presidents!” to “Well, we don’t need to pry into his personal life.”
open.substack.com/pub/heyitsta...
Here’s a little bit about me.
Grew up evangelical.
Deconstructing but holding faith in the Christ of the Gospels.
Speaking up against the abuses of Church.
Shining my small light on the inadequacies within Evangelicalism preventing it from actually caring for people.
Grew up evangelical.
Deconstructing but holding faith in the Christ of the Gospels.
Speaking up against the abuses of Church.
Shining my small light on the inadequacies within Evangelicalism preventing it from actually caring for people.
March 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Here’s a little bit about me.
Grew up evangelical.
Deconstructing but holding faith in the Christ of the Gospels.
Speaking up against the abuses of Church.
Shining my small light on the inadequacies within Evangelicalism preventing it from actually caring for people.
Grew up evangelical.
Deconstructing but holding faith in the Christ of the Gospels.
Speaking up against the abuses of Church.
Shining my small light on the inadequacies within Evangelicalism preventing it from actually caring for people.
You thought this was a photo of prayer. It’s a photo of people worshipping power.
February 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
You thought this was a photo of prayer. It’s a photo of people worshipping power.
And as Jesus hung on the cross, he turned to the thief and said, “today you will be sent back to where you belong.” And all the people whom he saved from their sins raised their mass deportation signs and cheered.
February 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
And as Jesus hung on the cross, he turned to the thief and said, “today you will be sent back to where you belong.” And all the people whom he saved from their sins raised their mass deportation signs and cheered.
Imagine if this same amount of energy had been directed at the opioid crisis.
February 3, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Imagine if this same amount of energy had been directed at the opioid crisis.
Two kinds of Christians:
Option 1: Sodom and Gomorrah is a warning about homosexuality.
Option 2: It’s a story of Abraham having a heart of compassion and asking God for mercy.
(Oh.. and not about homosexuality but about r@pe and power)
Option 1: Sodom and Gomorrah is a warning about homosexuality.
Option 2: It’s a story of Abraham having a heart of compassion and asking God for mercy.
(Oh.. and not about homosexuality but about r@pe and power)
February 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Two kinds of Christians:
Option 1: Sodom and Gomorrah is a warning about homosexuality.
Option 2: It’s a story of Abraham having a heart of compassion and asking God for mercy.
(Oh.. and not about homosexuality but about r@pe and power)
Option 1: Sodom and Gomorrah is a warning about homosexuality.
Option 2: It’s a story of Abraham having a heart of compassion and asking God for mercy.
(Oh.. and not about homosexuality but about r@pe and power)
Repent with me.
January 30, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Repent with me.
Ok then.. I’m weaponizing empathy. If you mean I’m angrily calling on you to show empathy to people even if it costs you something.. then yes. I’m weaponizing empathy.
January 30, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Ok then.. I’m weaponizing empathy. If you mean I’m angrily calling on you to show empathy to people even if it costs you something.. then yes. I’m weaponizing empathy.
I am an immigrant to God’s country. Desperation drove me there, but when I arrived they said I didn’t have the proper paperwork.
But Jesus called it nonsense. He gave up His citizenship for mine. Now, I live in His house while He’s still out there, bringing more across the border.
But Jesus called it nonsense. He gave up His citizenship for mine. Now, I live in His house while He’s still out there, bringing more across the border.
January 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I am an immigrant to God’s country. Desperation drove me there, but when I arrived they said I didn’t have the proper paperwork.
But Jesus called it nonsense. He gave up His citizenship for mine. Now, I live in His house while He’s still out there, bringing more across the border.
But Jesus called it nonsense. He gave up His citizenship for mine. Now, I live in His house while He’s still out there, bringing more across the border.