Nichole Nordeman – Red Tent Living

Outside Appropriate Christian Places

By: redtentwomen October 10, 2018October 7, 2018

FaithChurch, Grief, Healing, Janet Stark, Jesus, Leaving Church, Legalism, Loss, Nichole Nordeman10 Comments

Last May, Chris and I walked out of the church community we have been part of for 19 years. This particular ending had been building inside of me for quite some time, yet I repeatedly stifled my sense of knowing, certain that there was no place else to go. This was the church where we…

To Love and Be Loved.

By: redtentwomen March 30, 2018March 30, 2018

Day to Day, Intentional Living, relationships#churchtoo, #MeToo, #SilenceIsNotSpiritual, Christianity and LGBTQ, Good Friday, Love You More, Nichole Nordeman, recovery from sexual abuse, Tracy Johnson4 Comments

Oh the deep, deep love of Jesus Vast, unmeasured, boundless, free Rolling as a mighty ocean In its fullness over me -S.Trevor Francis “Where was he? Why didn’t he stop it? How could he let it happen?” The words tumbled out of her mouth as we sat together holding the weight of her sexual abuse.…

Bethany’s Thanksgiving Playlist 2017

As we approach the holiday season, I love the invitation that Thanksgiving brings to be present and remember. Remember this year. Remember the stories that made you more of who you are. Remember the people who shaped you and the ones who you’ve shaped. Remember the places where you found belonging and acceptance along with…

Resisting the Zombie

By: redtentwomen October 13, 2017October 13, 2017

Day to Day"No Longer", Bethany Cabell, Change, Costumes, Halloween, Moving, Nichole Nordeman, Trunk or Treat4 Comments

October is here and Halloween is fast approaching. Talk about costumes is filling every corner of my world. Last year, both boys picked out ninja costumes on a whim while we were gallivanting through Costco.

Braving On.

By: redtentwomen September 28, 2017September 28, 2017

Day to Day, Red Tent Dinner, WholeheartedBrave On Conference, Brené Brown, Jen Hatmaker, Nichole Nordeman, Red Tent Dinners, Sarah Bessey, Tracy Johnson3 Comments

I can’t seem to stop taking a mental inventory of my backpack and suitcase, the one somewhere in the belly of this plane, not the one still holding some of the contents from my trip to Grand Rapids for Brave On over the weekend.

Room At The Table

By: redtentwomen July 28, 2017July 27, 2017

Day to Day, relationshipsbelonging, Brave On Conference, Nichole Nordeman, Sarah Bessey, Susan Tucker8 Comments

At the end of 2016, I was invited to participate in Red Tent Living’s first-ever Brave On conference.

A Bit More About The Brave On Story

By: redtentwomen July 17, 2017July 17, 2017

Day to DayBrave On Conference, Jen Hatmaker, Nichole Nordeman, Shauna Niequist, The Belong Tour, Tracy Johnson19 Comments

Last year on a chilly summer Michigan morning I was standing in my closet, contemplating which pair of jeans would be most comfortable and facing down the reality that none of them seemed to qualify as a “well-worn, favorite pair of jeans” when my phone rang.

I Cannot Raise the Dead

By: redtentwomen May 26, 2017June 4, 2017

Day to Daybetrayal, How to Survive a Shipwreck, Hush Hush, Jonathan Martin, Loss, Moving, Nichole Nordeman, Tracy Johnson30 Comments

“The truth is something you already knew deep in your own bones: Your ship is sinking. The life you lived before is the life you live no longer. Your life feels like a funeral, because there is part of you that is actually dying.” Jonathan Martin How to Survive a Shipwreck Joe arrived at my…

Bethany’s Thanksgiving Playlist 2016

By: redtentwomen November 23, 2016November 27, 2016

Intentional LivingAmanda Cook, Audrey Assad, Bethany Cabell, Hillary Scott, JJ Heller, Kari Jobe, Nichole Nordeman, Playlist, Rend Collective, Robbie Seay Band, Sara Groves, Thanksgiving3 Comments

November holds a special place in my heart. I hope it always does. Between my birthday and Thanksgiving, I love to linger in the remaining moments of fall during this month.