Blog | Amber Cantorna-Wylde

Jun 18, 20214 min read

Honoring Vaccination Status is the Next Step in Social Justice

It has been a long 16 months, and I think we can all agree we’d like to move on with our lives. This past year has challenged not only...

Life After Quarantine: Where Do We Go From Here?

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May 5, 20214 min read

Life After Quarantine: Where Do We Go From Here?

After 14 months of strict isolation and quarantine, vaccines are finally rolling out across the country with snowballing momentum. As of...

The Link Between the Atlanta Shootings and Purity Culture

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Mar 29, 20214 min read

The Link Between the Atlanta Shootings and Purity Culture

The shootings that happened in Atlanta on March 16 were a needless tragedy — the loss of innocent lives at the hands of yet another...

Repressing My Sexual Orientation Cost Me My Health — Permanently

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Mar 3, 20214 min read

Repressing My Sexual Orientation Cost Me My Health — Permanently

I can’t remember what it feels like to not be in pain. It’s been years since I’ve had the energy of a healthy person. The litany of...

Your Words Hold the Power of Life and Death

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Feb 9, 20213 min read

Your Words Hold the Power of Life and Death

In the age of social media, it’s easy to forget the power our words have on others. Sitting behind the safety of a computer screen makes...

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Jan 15, 20211 min read

Book Club Registration is Now Live!

Registration for Season 2 of the Unashamed Book Club is Now Open! Good Morning Friends! I am delighted to announce that registration for...

5 Ways to Make the Holidays Meaningful in 2020

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Nov 24, 20204 min read

5 Ways to Make the Holidays Meaningful in 2020

(*This article first appeared on Baptist News Global. You can view the original article here.) This year is, without a doubt, unlike any...

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Oct 23, 20205 min read

When You Go to the Polls, Remember Me

Taking 5 minutes to read this vulnerable article will tell you why this election is so deeply personal to me. “If you haven’t voted yet,...

Undoing the Conservative Evangelical in Me

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Oct 7, 20205 min read

Undoing the Conservative Evangelical in Me

This week I wrote an article about my deconstruction journey and 3 deconstructed beliefs that can help us in this season of voting,...

Lies We Believe About Ourselves and Our Bodies

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Sep 3, 20201 min read

Lies We Believe About Ourselves and Our Bodies

My Baptist News Global article this month discusses shame and how what we’ve been taught to believe about our bodies affects the way we...

Want to Know What We’ll Be Reading? Book Club Registration Ends Saturday!

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Aug 13, 20201 min read

Want to Know What We’ll Be Reading? Book Club Registration Ends Saturday!

Hey Friends, If you’ve been on the fence about the book club, our 6-month line-up is confirmed and below are the books we will be...

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Aug 10, 20204 min read

A Statement from Amber Cantorna

Dear Friends, Today, I have some hard news to share with you. After years of seeing doctors and chasing symptoms, I have finally found...

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Jul 23, 20201 min read

Book Club Registration is NOW OPEN!

Good Morning Friends! Today is the day! Registration for the LGBTQ Faith Book Club is NOW OPEN! Remember, space is limited, so if you...

It’s a Go! LGBTQ Faith Book Club Coming Soon!

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Jul 10, 20202 min read

It’s a Go! LGBTQ Faith Book Club Coming Soon!

IT’S A GO! After putting some feelers out this week, it looks like we have enough interest to launch our very first LGBTQ Faith Book...

No One Should Have to Fight for Their Right to Breathe

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Jun 2, 20202 min read

No One Should Have to Fight for Their Right to Breathe

NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO FIGHT FOR THEIR RIGHT TO BREATHE. I cannot begin to express the anger, sadness, and outrage I feel over the...

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May 10, 20201 min read

A Mother’s Day Video for the Mama Bears

This was an emotional project for me, but it is such an honor to share it. I am so grateful for all the Mama Bears who are making this...

If What I Do Matters to You: 7 Ways to Support My Work During This Pandemic

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May 5, 20203 min read

If What I Do Matters to You: 7 Ways to Support My Work During This Pandemic

These are unprecedented times, no doubt. And now more than ever we need to be supporting one another. Artists especially face hard...

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Apr 22, 20203 min read

A Blessing in the Midst of a Pandemic

“Blessed is planet earth in the midst of a pandemic, Positioned in the milky way galaxy and continuing to orbit, As people all over the...

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Mar 5, 20203 min read

A Blessing for the Anxious

If you’re anything like me, it’s hard not to worry or feel anxious right now. With all that is currently going on in our world, I can try...

7 Ways Your Church Can Be More LGBTQ+ Inclusive

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Feb 19, 20205 min read

7 Ways Your Church Can Be More LGBTQ+ Inclusive

With LGBTQ inclusion currently the most talked about topic (and the most controversial one) in Christian churches across the country,...

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