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...
Spirituality
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...
Queer Christmas Punk Theology
Christmas is actually super queer and the heteronormative world of enforced categories doesn’t want to hear about it....
Magnificat, my ass
Had a weird moment in church today. Someone was reading the Magnificat — Mary’s spontaneous, prophetic words of...
“Salvation” belongs to the Seeker: A Post-Evangelical Take on Zacchaeus
#SundayCoffee Some heretical thoughts on Zacchaeus and “salvation” — Sunday’s Gospel reading. One of the major events that...
Why the Spiritual Journey is Often Solitary
Theological thoughts at 6AM. Thinking about Abraham and how he is the iconic model for spiritual seekers. The...
When you’ve reached the end of religion
#SundayCoffee When you’ve reached the end of religion Seems like I get myself caught up in a perpetual...
Goliath never stood a chance
#SundayCoffee Goliath never stood a chance. That’s the thought that hits me, reading this Sunday’s lectionary readings. “David...