Looking for the Real: (Re)Creating a Christian Spirituality Lifestyle
Christianity in America is experiencing a time of crisis and upheaval. No big surprise there, right? No one...
Holy Risk-Taking: Queer Pastor Livestreams Coming Out to Congregation
Sermons tend to be largely theoretical, with an occasional anecdote if the preacher wants to illustrate real-life application....
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When I was born, my hometown of Golconda, Illinois, on the border between Illinois and Kentucky, had about...
For Such a Time As This: Righteous anger in response to suffering
Content warnings: mentions of suicide, conversion therapy, trauma related to LGBTQ+ identities, slavery, genocide and cultural erasure Dear...
Reading the Bible Can Kill You … and Others
The very fact that you and I can both cite biblical passages to support our radically different theologies...
The Sacrament of the Present Moment
What if? What if all that is happening to us in this moment is exactly what we need?...
Is God More Than Personal?
Most scholars of religion today insist that there is little common ground among the many religious traditions. Even...
A Full Wet Kiss from God
Meditation is putting ourselves where God can give us a full wet kiss. It’s a matter of letting...
Living a Godly Life in a Divided World
The world is more and more divided these days, polarized on every issue from faith to politics. For...
Dear Gay Uncle: My messy husband is driving me crazy
Dear Gay Uncle, When I got with my partner, we moved in together after a couple of years,...