Queer Community: A Response to Matthew Vines
Matthew Vines made an enormous splash in 2014 with the publication of his book, God and the Gay...
Queer Inclusion, Respectability Politics, and the Ethiopian Eunuch
Respectability politics often presents itself as a strategy for progress, but it quietly raises a more troubling question:...
Embracing “Queer” Despite the Cisgender White Male Complaints of Matthew Vines
I’m going to say something controversial, so brace yourself: Matthew Vines is right. Don’t worry, I’m not stopping...
The Gay Kid in the Wilderness: A Sermon on Hagar and Ishmael
Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, playing with her son...
“I tell you the truth … Not one stone will be left on another.” Thoughts on What Matters.
“I tell you the truth … Not one stone will be left on another.” – Jesus I’d made...
Pride Month and Pentecost: A Queer Reflection
Happy Pride! The Church is queer. Our God is queer. When I say that Christianity is queer, what...
Time for Christianity to Rediscover its Identity
It’s not news to anybody that Christianity has an image problem these days. I’d say it goes back...
Faith and Hope in the Queer Christ
My name is Rev. Richard Bowles, I’m the Associate Minister of Simplicity Christian Church, a small progressive congregation...
Queer Transfiguration
I was recently ordained as a minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) denomination on February 8,...
It’s Never Too Late
“And Abram was 75 years old when he set out from Haran” (Gen 12:4). Sometimes things just hit...