What Rachel Held Evans Knew About Not Going to Church

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In the summertime, the light darts through the slits in the blinds all gold and sudden—no gentle fade through purple and blue and gray to get you used to the idea of another day. I wake and listen to Dan breathe next to me. We stopped setting an alarm a long time ago.

Somewhere between 8 and 9, when the songbirds have settled down, I formulate my excuse:

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