It’s Never Too Late for Confession

Some of you have asked if it’s too late for you to send in a confession for Permission to Speak Freely.

The answer is no! We will always be taking submissions, even after the book is published to go on the website and maybe be used in future books or videos or…well, there are lots of things we are dreaming up!

I’ve received close to 60 confessions so far and they are each beautiful in some way or another. And remember, if you send in your confession by next weekend (August 8), I will send you the first 1200 words of the book as long as you give me your email address with your confession.

Here are the directions for how to send in a confession (please do not just email me the words…we need to have it in some tangible form like write on paper or drawn up in Photoshop or put on a postcard). The subtitle of the book is Essays and Art on Fear, Confession and Grace and there is no way this book will be complete without YOUR voice.

The website will be launching in a couple of weeks and there will be even more ways to get involved in championing this movement of transparency and grace.

Here’s an example to get you started.

1) Write down your confession. What?s something you feel like you can?t say in church. You can make it as short or as long as you want. You can write it on anything you want – a piece of paper like a letter, a postcard, a bulletin, a page from the Bible, a photograph, a drawing, ANYTHING at all that you can mail. It can be any shape, any size. It doesn?t have uber creative (although it certainly can be). It can just be something written down. You also don?t have to currently attend church or even believe in God.

2) Put at LEAST your first name on it. Part of this book is a revolution to claim our brokenness and God?s redemption. If it is anonymous, it won?t end up being used. You can use your full name if you want. But your first name is fine.

3) Stick a stamp on it and mail it in. Send it to Anne Jackson, PO Box 90144, Nashville, TN 37209. Or if you?re a fancy Photoshopper, make it a digital file that is at least 300dpi at 6?x4? and email it to [email protected]

I’m looking for confessions of all kinds, but if you have anything on prayer or relationships or fear…those would really fit well with this first part of the book.

Thank you so much again. I’m so excited about how this book and how your confessions and transparency will inspire others to do the same!