Seminary Dropout 50: Margot Starbuck on God, Writing & Public Speaking

Throughout the years Margot Starbuck has worn many hats, she’s been a chaplain to people with intellectual and physical disabilities, she painted and sold plungers, she’s swam next to a guy with epilepsy so he wouldn’t drown. I did say she wore many hats.Today you probably know her from one or more of her many books, her contributions to publications like Today’s Christian Woman or Red Letter Christianity, or maybe you’ve heard her one of her many speaking engagements.Margot speaks about God’s love with fresh honesty, love and compassion. Some memorable moments from the show: I think a lot of us are walking around just slathered in shame. #AdultsDontThinkLittleKidsCanWalkBigDogsButTheyTotallyCan Karate belts & ribbon cost money, words are free. Margot’s latest book is Not Who I Imagined: Surprised by a Loving God. From our earliest days we long for love and acceptance. First from our parents, then from peers, and eventually from romantic interests. We look into their faces, searching for a smile, a look that says, I love you exactly as you are. Don’t change. We long for the same gracious acceptance from God. But despite the Christian gospel of unearned grace and unconditional love, too many of us feel as though we’re still not quite good enough as we are. We can’t believe that God accepts us. And often this is because those who represent God to us on earth–our parents, other Christians–have not looked upon us as we are with expressions of unrelenting love. -Publishers Description-