The Golden Calf as Comedy and Carnival
Last week’s Lectionary Torah reading was the story of The Golden Calf, which is a really familiar story...
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Kindergarten Church
#ChurchRant I was on my way home the other night and drove past a church I hadn’t noticed...
Patriarchy Destroys Everything: A Reflection on the Cornell 7
We live in a country where seven men at Cornell can rape a woman, inform dozens of their...
Intentional Church
I got about half way there, then made an abrupt right turn at the light. Nope. Really not...
The Queer God-Drunk Deconstruction of Paul
I remember having a long conversation with a young queer person in the outdoor forum of our conservative...
The Queer Christ Names the World
Christian prophetic witness means naming the world as the world – to uncover the hidden reality beneath the...
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...