Queer Community: A Response to Matthew Vines Richard Bowles·July 4, 2026Matthew Vines made an enormous splash in 2014 with the publication of his book, God and the Gay...Church ChatCULTURE SAVVYFeaturedGay Post-EvangelicalGOD-TALKGod-WalkHot TopicsJesus BlogNew HopeRethinking ChurchRethinking What We BelieveShepherd To ShepherdSpiritualityTestify!Uncategorized·0 Comments·6 mins read·0
Queer Inclusion, Respectability Politics, and the Ethiopian Eunuch Lisa Salazar·July 4, 2026Respectability politics often presents itself as a strategy for progress, but it quietly raises a more troubling question:...FeaturedGod-WalkHot Topics·0 Comments·2 mins read·0
Embracing “Queer” Despite the Cisgender White Male Complaints of Matthew Vines Suzanne DeWitt Hall·July 4, 2026I’m going to say something controversial, so brace yourself: Matthew Vines is right. Don’t worry, I’m not stopping...FeaturedGet RealHot Topics·0 Comments·7 mins read·0
Time for Christianity to Rediscover its Identity Stephen Schmidt·April 29, 2026It’s not news to anybody that Christianity has an image problem these days. I’d say it goes back...Cafe InspiradoChurch ChatFeaturedHot Topics·0 Comments·7 mins read·0
Fascist Transfiguration Richard Bowles·February 13, 2026T he thing about fascism is that its insecurities are actually extremely transparent. The more that a regime...Church ChatFeaturedGet RealHot TopicsPolitics·0 Comments·2 mins read·0
Bathroom Spiders and Political Assassinations Stephen Schmidt·September 16, 2025The recent politically-based murder of a conservative influencer has left me in a really weird state this past...Cafe InspiradoFeaturedHot TopicsPolitics·0 Comments·6 mins read·3
Maybe Jesus Doesn’t Want to be Your King Stephen Schmidt·June 16, 2025This weekend was Flag Day in the U.S. It was a day the current president decided to have...Cafe InspiradoChurch ChatCULTURE SAVVYFeaturedGOD-TALKHot Topics·1 Comment·4 mins read·4
By what Authority, and in whose Name? Stephen Schmidt·April 21, 2024#SundayCoffee “By what authority, and in whose name, do you do these things?” Getting into arguments on social...Cafe InspiradoGod-WalkHot Topics·0 Comments·3 mins read·0
I am “that filth”: A Queer Lenten Reflection Richard Bowles·February 24, 2024Nex Benedict, a 16-year-old nonbinary student, died the day after being beaten by classmates in a high school...Church ChatFeaturedHot TopicsSOUL FOOD·0 Comments·1 min read·0
Take the Bible Seriously, But Not Literally Levi Duggan·February 21, 2021Not a single person could qualify as an elder in my church growing up. Not one. Certainly, we...Church ChatFeaturedHot Topics·0 Comments·4 mins read·2