Let Me Read To You

Audiobook in the works. Get a read-it-yourself copy: https://a.co/d/3ztveHb This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit janicelagata.substack.com/subscribe

Carl Lentz is back in the news, so it seemed like a good time to read this piece about his 2020 departure. Two things to notice: how little I had to say about his marriage - because that was NEVER the main issue for anyone who wasn’t a Lentz and I added a little update at the end. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...

Let Janice read to you from “The Divide” Audiobook in the works. To get a read-it-yourself copy: https://a.co/d/3ztveHb This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit janicelagata.substack.com/subscribe

In May of 2023, “The Secrets of Hillsong” was released on FX/Hulu. Originally pitched to the participants as a narrative focused on spiritual abuse survivors, it turned out to be a redemption fiction about Carl and Laura Lentz. So I wrote this letter to the director (Stacey Lee) to express how I felt about that plot twist. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscrib...

In the midst of the chaos of a cross-country move, Janice takes time to thoughtfully critique a white male deconstruction “influencer,” BR, highlighting his lack of genuine reckoning with his privileged background and superficial allyship. A strong argument in favor of white men stepping back in the deconstruction space, advocating for marginalized voices to be prioritized and for men like BR to e...