Quick to Listen
I’m a talker. They say I said my first words at nine months, saying “Hi!” to strangers in the grocery store. I gave my first speech at the age of…
“The Fence of Matthew Shepard”
The following post is reprinted with Richard Beck’s permission from his blog, Experimental Theology. If you haven’t visited his blog, you’ve missed something. Richard writes about things that matter. And just…
What Will You Tell Them?
It was 1971 and I was ten years old the first time I ever heard a derogatory term used for someone who was homosexual. I didn’t even know what the…
The Things We Learn at Eight
The first time I ever heard anybody say anything about homosexuality I was probably seven or eight years old. It was the most beautiful wedding I’d ever seen. Granted, at…
Finding A Safe Place
Fifteen years ago this month I was halfway through law school. I had just started clerking at a firm part-time and was busy competing for Tech’s mock trial and moot…
‘Just the Way You Are’
My favorite Christmas present didn’t have to be unwrapped. It wasn’t left under the tree and I’m pretty sure the giver didn’t even realize what a gift it was. But…
The Missing Peace 