“Church Isn’t Easy for a Kid Who’s Secretly Gay”
The Story I Never Wanted to Tell* AUGUST 26, 2020MATTHEWCSMITH08 “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” –- Maya Angelou If you know me, you know…
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‘Chili’ Greeting? Hardly!
Before we even got close to the room, I could smell the chili. The aroma filled the church building and it smelled divine. We’d been setting up my laptop for…
Listening With the Heart
Today we celebrate the life of the man I wrote about in my spiritual memoir, Loves God, Likes Girls. I’ll forever be grateful for the ways God used David Lewis…
Welcoming…
This semester we’re privileged to have Tyler Sparks, a graduate ministry student from Abilene Christian University, serving as our CenterPeace intern. Tyler moved to Dallas in August and has been…
Morning in Thailand
This morning I woke up in a resort just outside of Chaing Mai, Thailand. The last couple of days have been a blur as we traveled from Texas to San…
“Walking Away” Guest Post from Brent Bailey
Hope you’ll join us tomorrow for a book signing at Mardel’s in Abilene! Sally will be reading stories from her new memoir, Loves God, Likes Girls, responding to questions from…
Scarlet Letters: Removing the Curse of Shame
Two CenterPeace events and another thousand miles on my car later, and I’m finally back to finishing our review of Wesley Hill’s Washed and Waiting! I hope you’ve enjoyed learning…
All the Lonely People
Wesley Hill’s depiction of loneliness in the second part of Washed and Waiting is, to me, the most powerful part of the book. And his call to the church to…
The Missing Peace 