… what we're all looking for
“…I realized this baby girl was going to grow up in a church that would always have a place for her.
If she discovers at some point in her future that her sexual orientation is different from her peers, she won’t encounter a barrier between her faith and her sexuality. If she discovers this difference, she won’t have to be afraid of coming out.”
“At the height of the AIDS crisis when so many of our sons and brothers were dying, having been kicked out of families and ostracized from churches – this church was different.
…Because their preacher was different.”
“It occurred to me driving on the ice that it would be so easy to just veer off the road, go through the guard rails and down into the ravine, hoping the car would just roll over and over and that I wouldn’t survive that tumble. Then I would never have to acknowledge that I was attracted to women. Never have to hurt and embarrass my family. Never have to experience the deep shame – deeper than I had already felt for years – of coming out to friends.”
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,…
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…
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…
“I believe in the power of story. “Story is where we came from. Story is where we’re going. Story is what connects us and binds us to each other. It is…
A friend invited me to go to the kids’ Christmas musical at her church over the weekend. It was a hoot. And adorable, as any children’s musical program is and…
The Missing Peace 