Jesus Never Defined Marriage Gary Taft·September 15, 2015The scripture used by many conservative Christians to define marriage as one-man-one-woman (#1M1W), doesn’t actually define marriage at...Church Chat·7 Comments·4 mins read·0
Gay Saint and his “Earthly Light”: John Newman and Ambrose St. John share romantic friendship Kittredge Cherry·August 12, 2015John Henry Newman, a renowned scholar-priest and Britain’s most famous 19th-century convert to Catholicism, was beatified in 2010...Church Chat·20 Comments·8 mins read·0
The Deadly Ivory Towers Robert Lofgren·July 9, 2015It’s very heartbreaking to realize the trauma caused by the teachings of the Church and its application of...Church ChatGay Post-Evangelical·6 Comments·1 min read·0
Your Tithe Doesn’t Belong to Your Church Stephen Schmidt·June 2, 2015Wow, do we have it wrong! I bet when you hear the word “tithe” or even “offerings,” your...Cafe InspiradoChurch ChatFeatured·13 Comments·8 mins read·0
Like Herding Cats: Getting Trans People in Church Lisa Salazar·May 19, 2015Herding cats might be easier. My friend Candace Chellew-Hodge recently wrote an OpEd piece for Religion Dispatches. The headline...Church ChatFeatured·9 Comments·3 mins read·0
Crucify Jesus and Save the Church: A Holy Week Manifesto Rev. Jeff Hood·March 31, 2015I don’t really like going to church. There are some ministers who love the mystery and majesty of...Church Chat·11 Comments·3 mins read·0
Secession from Church (To Those Who Stay Home on Sundays) John Pavlovitz·February 9, 2015“Church isn’t for me anymore.” I know those words so well, because I hear them every single day...Church ChatFeatured·13 Comments·4 mins read·0
That Church ain’t Dead Stephen Schmidt·December 29, 2014This morning over my third cup of coffee, I was thinking about some churches I know that are...Cafe InspiradoChurch Chat·18 Comments·4 mins read·0
Jesus in Drag Stephen Schmidt·December 14, 2014Funny thing happened in church today. (Yeah, I know. Sounds like the start of a joke.) The church...Cafe InspiradoChurch ChatFeatured·11 Comments·4 mins read·0
Nobody Wants to Go to Church Anymore Stephen Schmidt·November 19, 2014I just read yet another article on why millennials are abandoning church. And honestly, if you’ve been around...Cafe InspiradoChurch ChatFeatured·11 Comments·6 mins read·0