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Rachel Welcher is an editor at Fathom Magazine, a poet, and an author whose book Talking Back to Purity Culture: Rediscovering Faithful Christian Sexuality is about to be released. Today, Rachel shares how she followed all the purity culture rules before marriage, how she felt when her marriage ended in divorce, and developing a more holistic sexual ethic. Rachel’s story reminds us that God wants our hearts no matter what our circumstances are. Listen to Rachel’s story now! Stories Rachel shared: Growing up in Northern California as a pastor’s kid Realizing at age 11 that she could have her own a relationship with God Having a “blessed life” without suffering through her mid 20s Following all the rules as she dated her first husband Her husband’s crisis of faith that created her own Why “it could have been worse” doesn’t bring comfort The friend who allowed her to lament Dealing with shame and depression after her divorce What the Lord taught her through wrestling with him Learning that following Jesus doesn