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October 2014

October 24, 2014
  the elements there sits the bread it occupies our head there sits the wine...
October 21, 2014
  Over and over again, I listened to the voices that argued for the need...
October 21, 2014
If Jesus does not support marriage equality, then the Jesus that evangelicals taught me about...
October 21, 2014
  "It is hard for me to not believe that homosexuality is a sin when...
October 17, 2014
the you outside agitator the run the stun outside agitator the fear the hide the...
October 16, 2014
  Good morning Cathedral!  I think it is appropriate for me to tell you a...
October 12, 2014
  Well...I'm a little tired.  I've had a hell of a day to be honest...
October 10, 2014
  I didn't expect to be on a flight to Mexico.  I thought I would...

September 2014

September 29, 2014
"I can't preach in your pulpit," United Methodist Rev. Justin Hancock informed the small audience...
September 24, 2014
  do not be afraid yet we have fear give without payment yet we can't...
September 22, 2014
Sonograms are interesting experiences for parents who dare to believe their children are gendered unique...
September 21, 2014
  Today is a day of celebration for liberation.  We are the people of God. ...
September 20, 2014
The many closet doors will be closed tightly at Dallas Pride.  Behind the smiles and...
September 20, 2014
  Queer Theology goes beyond identity.  Queer Theology seeks to affirm people for who God...
September 18, 2014
*First published in Fellowship Magazine Summer 2014 //   On the evening of September...
September 18, 2014
*Delivered at Cathedral of Hope United Church of Christ in Dallas, Texas on 9/18/2014 We...
September 16, 2014
  "Lesbian Murdered."  What if that was all the news headlines said?  I have a...
September 16, 2014
  There are moments we never forget.  These moments meet and transform us.  I am...
September 12, 2014
you are under my skin what are you doing here? we were so hot now...
September 10, 2014
  "...I was in prison, and you visited me."  Jesus doesn't say, "I was not...
September 07, 2014
*Delivered at Greater Dallas Metropolitan Community Church   When we think about God...we often go...

August 2014

August 23, 2014
"We don't want anyone getting arrested or lashing out in anger.  It is your job...
August 21, 2014
"Love is going to fuck you up."  The ominous words rang out from a woman...
August 19, 2014
The phone rang.  I wasn't expecting a call so late.  "Would you be willing to...
August 18, 2014
We are a church...we are a congregation forged out of oppression and marginalization.  This is...
August 13, 2014
I don't know how much it cost me to set up an account on eHarmony. ...
August 11, 2014
The year was 2008.  The spring semester at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary was coming to...
August 03, 2014
  We stood outside the White House chanting slogans about immigration.  Leaders of the protest...

July 2014

July 31, 2014
July 31, 2014 An Open Letter to Christians on Immigration Friends. Jesus fled after his...
July 29, 2014
  There is a child crying nearby and we ignore it.  The louder the cries...
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