Conversations about being Christian and gay in America
“Fear is one of the persistent hounds of hell that dog the footsteps of the dispossessed, the disinherited…deception is perhaps the oldest of all the techniques by which the weak have protected themselves against the strong.” Howard Thurman. “Archery, definitely archery – and ropes-course and kayaking and dance, can I sign up for dance [...]
Happy New Year and praise be for do-overs! So I had this epiphany today (convenient I know). If I hope for more LGBT allies (especially of the prayin’ sort) it occurred to me that I ought to share a few suggestions for how to become an ally. If you are a seasoned ally or just taking your first steps, I [...]
In this season of waiting for the Light of Love to enter the world it feels entirely appropriate to share an incredible It Gets Better video from the Atlanta Police Department. Some of us have waited a long time to realize the better in our personal lives. Some are still waiting in that dark night [...]
I have gotten caught up in a lot of the dialogue out there, this cantankerous conflict about the-sandwich-shop-which-shall-not-be-named (being silly here folks, relax). In so doing I have gotten a bit off track from lifting up stories of people who are walking this path of faith as either gay Christians or as Christians who identify as gay [...]
While a teenage birthday party had taken over my house last Saturday night, Laura, a friend you’ll get to know more, and I were sitting out back by the fireplace talking about the wonderful weather, what summer wheat beers we’d be drinking this year, our wives, her chaplaincy at a level 1 trauma hospital…and The [...]
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