To the Exiles Who Still Love Jesus by Eunike Jonathan

An Open Letter to Those Cast Out by Religion but Still Drawn to the Heart of Christ: To those who once led with sincerity. To those who shepherded others with conviction, taught truth with reverence, and prayed faithfully through doubt. You built the table, tended the flock—and when you dared to ask new questions or acknowledge the ache, you found yourselves quietly pushed to the margins. My name is Eunike. I write not from the outside but from the inside-out—as one who once upheld what I now critique. I’ve known both complicity and exile. I watched my father, a pastor, be dismissed for asking questions born of love, not rebellion. He ...