“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…
An Introduction to the Intersection of Racial & LGBTQ Identity
We are long overdue in this conversation and we have much to learn. Carve out some time this week to listen and learn from worship leader and advocate for justice,…
Zoom Connection, Lifelong Discipling
“I have gay friends and then I have Christian friends. I don’t have many friends who are Christian who are also gay. Now I do, so this is great!” Those…
Will Our LGBTQ+ Youth Hold Onto Faith?
They came from all over this past weekend, to a spiritual formation retreat for LGBTQ+ college students. Some identify as lesbian, some as gay, bisexual, trans. Some are still questioning,…
“Loves God, Likes Girls” – the Documentary
Sitting in a movie theatre and watching myself on the big screen this past week was surreal. I traveled to Austin for the theatrical release of CenterPeace’s latest documentary at…
The Rest of the Story – Part 2 of 2
When I was growing up we listened to Paul Harvey’s radio show while riding in the car. He was famous for telling stories about people and events that were fairly…
Tough Questions – Part 1 of 2
Some amazing things happened over this past weekend. For the first time in my life I baptized someone in front of the entire congregation on a Sunday morning. I’d been…
Just As They Were, Billy Graham and my Dad
Today’s post is from the heart of my friend, Danny Sims. Danny and I went to college together, so I’ve been learning from him for a long time. Enjoy. …
The Missing Peace 