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Help Me Celebrate My Birthday!
I love my birthday. Always have. It drives me crazy to see people complain about their birthdays and how they're getting older and blah, blah, blah. I get to celebrate another year - the fact that I'm still here and alive. I shouldn't be here and six years ago I had...
That Time I Was Addicted to Pornography
Six years ago I sat in my tiny apartment, sleep deprived and broken-hearted, trying to figure out what next step to take in my life. Suicide was looking more and more convenient. I hadn't look at pornography in a couple of years. I'd vowed to quit after...
Why Leadership Makes Me Want to Pee My Pants
I'm scared. Out. Of. My. Wits. My phone rings and someone wants to know how they can make a donation to Esther's House. It rings again and she asks me how she can volunteer. I answer it again and tell a woman struggling with the shame of her sexual abuse we're not...
Hymnals and Hairspray
My grandma had a beauty shop in her house when I was growing up. Older ladies from all over town would come and get their hair done while us grandkids ran all over the place. The house was big enough you could always find new places to hide. The beauty shop was the...
Why There Will Be Wiffle Ball in Heaven
Last night I took a trip to Heaven. Okay, not literally like John did when he was hanging out on the island of Patmos and wrote the book of Revelation, but close enough. And on my recent trip to Heaven, there was wiffle ball. Last night, a group of us from my new...
The Myth Behind Once an Addict Always an Addict
On a Friday night in my little hometown of Belle (population 1500), you'll see several cars sitting in the parking lot of the First Christian Church. If you show up around 6:30 there will be a hot dinner, followed by some great worship, fellowship, and deep...
A Letter to Sexual Abuse Survivors
Hi, I'm Sundi Jo and I'm a survivor of sexual abuse, too. I start this letter with an apology. I'm sorry. Sorry sexual abuse is a part of your story. Devastated it was written into the book of your life. I'm sorry someone stole innocence from you without your control....
Same Sex Marriage and the Old Dirty Cup
Official as of today, the Supreme Court ruled same-sex couples have the right to marry nationwide. As of today, my Facebook and Twitter feeds have blown up from both Christians and non-Christians sharing their thoughts and opinions on the matter. I don't really need...
5 Biblical Principles to Set You Free from Oppression
Are you dealing with the same struggle over and over again, feeling stuck in your desperation? Perhaps you just keep going back to that addiction. You stay sober for a week, then have a drink on a lonely Saturday night. You've been on track with your eating habits,...
A letter to Bruce and Caitlyn Jenner
Dear Bruce (Caitlyn), First of all, I want to thank you for your bravery for being so vulnerable with the photographers at Vanity Fair. I can’t speak for you, but that probably wasn’t the easiest thing to do. Thank you, also, for your willingness to talk to Diane...
Say Goodbye to Dieting & Start Living!
The Diet Haters Podcast with Sundi Jo helps women learn how to stop dieting, lose weight, find lasting results, and learn their true identities in Christ!
Say Goodbye to Dieting & Start Living!
The Diet Haters Podcast with Sundi Jo helps women learn how to stop dieting, lose weight, find lasting results, and learn their true identities in Christ!