I wanted to introduce you to a gem I found online! Makcum Novikov can be found at @makcum.novikov on Instagram. He talks about growing up Evangelical, leaving Christianity entirely after discovering he was gay as a child, and eventually finding his way back to his Christian roots but within an entirely different framework. We discuss whether or not Christians should be political, how he decided what to keep and what to discard from his former faith, and how to survive awkward holiday conversations when you are deconstructing. References: “God does not punish sin, sin punishes sin.” -Sister Joan Chittister “I do not think you should get rid of your sin until you have learned what it has to teach you.” -Richard Rohr @monkindocs Mark Gladman New Eden Ministries