Content warnings: mentions of suicide, conversion therapy, trauma related to LGBTQ+ identities, slavery, genocide and cultural erasure
Dear reader,
I wrote ... Read More
The very fact that you and I can both cite biblical passages to support our radically different theologies suggests that the Bible was never intended to be a bl... Read More
What if?
What if all that is happening to us in this moment is exactly what we need?
About a week ago I began teaching again after a delightful six weeks off. The demands of teaching have thrown off my whole schedule, and made it hard to find t... Read More
Most scholars of religion today insist that there is little common ground among the many religious traditions. Even in those cases where teachings or practices ... Read More
Meditation is putting ourselves where God can give us a full wet kiss.
It’s a matter of letting go of the fears that come from our separateness and realizing... Read More
The world is more and more divided these days, polarized on every issue from faith to politics. For the faithful, God is an integral part of every aspect of our lives. But sometimes it seems as if the world is becoming more faithless every day. While... Read More
Q Dear Gay Uncle,
When I got with my partner, we moved in together after a couple of years, everything was wonderful but I find him very annoying with ce... Read More
A poem, by E.M.Billington, about the contradictory love of unseasonably warm days and the knowledge that these beautiful days are a result of the planet being d... Read More
In the sequel to Billington's short story "Bridges," "Blooming" tells the story of a love blooming between two southern Christian men, one a pastor and the other his recent congregant.
Over five months had passed since the Sunday afternoon... Read More
Last week we woke to learn 50 worshippers in a New Zealand mosque had been murdered by a white supremacist. We were shocked by the location but not by much else... Read More
