The Revealing Truth
One of the blogs I read on a regular basis is written by Penelope Trunk. She’s a freelance writer, and an amazing one at that. One of the things I like about her writing is her honesty and unwillingness to keep secrets. I liked to keep secrets in my earlier years, and learned a few huge lessons along the way. In the last 5 years, I have worked hard at authenticity, much to many peoples dismay. People don’t like authenticity, especially in the suburbs (see Desperate Housewives). Authentic Community is even a core value of our church, and it’s something that, combined with Intimacy with God, is necessary to really live out the Christian life. Anyways, I continue to work on this trait as I get older. After all, I am almost 25 now.
So the reason I share all this with you, is because this morning I read Penelope Trunk’s latest blog post, and I’d like you to read it too. She shares why she is so authentic in her writing and in her life, even to an extreme. Now this post is not for the faint of heart, and it’s not for people who think that all is well in the world if you just smile and be happy. But it is a powerful lesson from an amazing writer who I have just learned to respect even more.
p.s. Penelope Trunk is not a Christian writer, or even a Christian (as far as I know).
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wow. I am pretty near speechless.