by Lorinda Boyer | Aug 30, 2026 | Reflections on God, Substack
E.V. Un-Free #4 “Let us pray.” My cousin steps back from the podium. He closes his eyes, clasps his hands and bows his head. He closes the memorial for his grandfather with heartfelt expressions of gratitude, extolling the Lord’s goodness and mercy. But I don’t share... 
by Lorinda Boyer | Aug 21, 2026 | Reflections on God, Substack
E.V. Un-Free #3 I sling the canvas bag of clothes into the backseat of my car, buckle up and head for the gym. After class I will return the bag of now clean and folded clothes to my son. He’s been struggling especially hard with depression as of late. I feel every... 
by Lorinda Boyer | Aug 10, 2026 | Reflections on God, Substack
E.V. Un-Free #2 By fifteen, I had learned that modesty wasn’t about my relationship with God. It was about managing everyone else’s. “Young ladies must dress modestly.” Mr. Whiley’s glasses slipped down the bridge of his nose; he gazed over them. He... 
by Lorinda Boyer | Aug 9, 2026 | Reflections on God, Substack
E.V. Un-Free #1 “E.V. Free” stood for Evangelical Free. Freedom was in the name. Freedom was preached from the pulpit. Freedom in Christ. Freedom from sin. Freedom through salvation. But there was very little freedom to be found. By the time I was six years old, I... 
by Lorinda Boyer | Jan 17, 2026 | Substack
“Loose ends can never be properly tied; one is always producing new ones.”- Iris Murdoch I was born believing life was a series of loose ends meant to be tied.Finish one thing. Move on to the next. Keep your hands busy. Keep your head down.The work of living, I was...
