BOLO: Bible Drive-By Linked to Myth Labs
Coming Out Christian blotter report: Independence Day, 2013 FBPD received a status update reporting a possible bible drive-by at the corner of Faith St. and Reason Ave. at approximately 6:15 p.m. Unit...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Billy Humphrey of IHOP Atlanta on ‘Homosexuality and Gay...
My friend Mike Morrell invited me to read and respond to a post produced by Billy Humphrey of IHOP-Atlanta. Mike graciously reminded me to use my words (and some of those words come from our similarly...
View ArticleA lesbian and a fundamentalist walk into a bar
Ok, so it was really a Starbucks in a little strip-mall out in the northern suburbs of Atlanta but you have to admit “A lesbian and a conservative minister walk into a suburban Starbucks” just doesn’t...
View ArticleLiving in the now while believing in the not yet
It is my call as a follower of the Third Way made known through the Incarnation to pray for and WORK for the type of radical, paradigm shifting change that will truly allow us to beat our swords into...
View ArticleYou keep calling yourself a “Christian”, I do not think it means what you...
Some days, ok most days, I am beyond grateful for my calling to make room at my table for a myriad of disparate voices. Most days I feel blessed to serve spoon-fulls of of love, generous dollops of...
View ArticleCreate in me a clean heart
“Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God” (Mt. 5:8) What is purity of heart? What does it mean to see God? How the hell does one go about being pure of heart in order to see God? When...
View ArticleCandler School of Theology to Honor Anti-Gay Minister: An open letter to Dean...
Dear Dean Love, Good morning, I imagine this is not the first or last communication you will receive regarding your decision to confer honors on Rev. Dr. H. Eddie Fox but as an alumna and advocate for...
View ArticleIn the valley of the shadow
We buried my father one week ago today. There’s so much I want to tell you about the death of my dad but in order to do so I need to tell you just a little about his life. As I look back over my...
View ArticleSTOP SAYING “homosexual lifestyle”
Stop it. If I’ve said it once I’ve said it a million times but apparently it bears repeating on a daily basis because I still hear or read it a few times a day (sigh, maybe I should revisit my Calvin...
View ArticleAlways Queer, Never Quiet
Friends, it is time to introduce you to another guest blogger. It is my pleasure and honor to lift up the powerful work of Marcus Patrick Ellsworth. I met Marcus at the Veritas gathering in...
View ArticleWhich blog post next?
I want to write all the things. I write one thing at a time, removing one festering foible at a time to make room for the next to bubble to the surface. Friends, I have been writing in fits and starts...
View ArticleTroubled Convergence
In response to a niftly little post by my friend Tripp Hudgins (that was a result of a great little FB te-ta-te) I have some rambling thoughts. Tripp I am grateful that you have lifted up the issue of...
View ArticleFrom skepticism to grace
Earlier this year I shared a post from my friend and filmmaker Daneen Akers. I am so grateful for the powerful, faithful work she and her husband have been doing through their film Seventh Gay...
View Article10 Reasons Net Neutrality Matters to Progressive Christians
This past fall I accepted a board position on the Media Justice arm of the UCC, OCinc. Since I care deeply about social justice as part of my duty as a follower of The Way, and since I spend addiction...
View ArticleSacred Space in Cyberspace
Hi there friends, there has been an increase in conversation lately about online ministry. I realize it is likely just on my newsfeed but it seems every day I see a question regarding online worship,...
View ArticleLeaving church to search for Christ
Sometime near the end of what I now call World Vision Week I had a dream. As the blackness of slow-wave sleep dissolved, I found myself in the completely mundane and peaceful kitchen I once shared with...
View ArticleMay the road rise to meet you
May the road rise to meet you, may the wind be ever at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face, and the rains fall soft upon your fields. And until we meet again, may God hold you in the...
View ArticleUnited Church of Christ files lawsuit challenging North Carolina marriage laws
One of the most important reasons I am struggling with shedding the label Christian is that I remove myself a step from my beloved tribe. According to a press release dated April 28, 2014 written by...
View ArticleSearching for a balance
My lived experiences, combined with a wide open soul, create in me conflicting responses to any sort of religious dialogue, especially when the conversation involves challenges to and denial of my...
View Article10 Ways MY religious freedom is under attack
My religious freedom to love my neighbor is under attack by your religious freedom to despise him. My religious freedom to welcome the stranger is under attack by your religious freedom to deny them....
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