IMPACT Magazine – Page 2 – Independent LGBTQ+ writing on Life & Faith

Aging Healthy: Gay and 40+

Stephen SchmidtNovember 7, 2019
The Challenge of Being an Older Gay Man

David GormongOctober 21, 2019
Looking for the Real: (Re)Creating a Christian Spirituality Lifestyle

Stephen SchmidtOctober 16, 2019
Holy Risk-Taking: Queer Pastor Livestreams Coming Out to Congregation

Suzanne DeWitt HallAugust 14, 2019

Living a Godly Life in a Divided World

Avery ColemanMay 14, 2019

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... Read More

God-Walk4 min read

Dear Gay Uncle: My messy husband is driving me crazy

Jonathan WelfordMay 3, 2019

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

Dear Gay UncleLove & Sex5 min read

Perfect Hiking Weather

Ellis BillingtonApril 6, 2019

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 destroyed What I propose, therefore, is simple: it is nothing more than to think what we ... Read More

Poetry1 min read

Blooming

Ellis BillingtonMarch 25, 2019

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 othe... Read More

FeaturedShort Stories12 min read

Grassroots Deradicalization: A Call to White Moderates

Suzanne DeWitt HallMarch 20, 2019

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

FeaturedGet RealHot Topics11 min read

Movie Review: The Miseducation of Cameron Post

Carole KMarch 13, 2019

The Miseducation of Cameron Post Released: 2018 Director: Desiree Akhavan Starring: Chloe Grace Moretz, Jennifer Ehle, John Gallagher Jr., Sasha Lane, Forrest Goodluck Runtime: 1 h 36 m Not just another conversion therapy movie... Based on the ... Read More

FeaturedReviews4 min read

Does God Want What We Want?

Pablo GiacopelliMarch 8, 2019

One of the things I am most convinced today is that one of the main reasons Jesus came was to change our minds about God, and not God's mind about us. This w... Read More

FeaturedGod-Walk5 min read

My Partner Passed Away, and I’m Angry at the Life we Didn’t Have

Jonathan WelfordMarch 8, 2019

Q Dear Gay Uncle, My partner passed away last November. I thought he just had a simple pension which died with him. It turns out he left me a substantial... Read More

Dear Gay UncleLove & Sex7 min read

Dear Gay Uncle: My Boyfriend Proposed, but I’m not Out to my Parents

Jonathan WelfordFebruary 16, 2019

Q Dear Gay Uncle, My partner proposed to me on New Years Eve. I was thrilled, taken back, and naturally said yes. We’ve been together five years and I love him dearly. He wants a spring wedding, something simple and intimate, which sound perfe... Read More

Dear Gay UncleLove & Sex6 min read

Balancing Eastern and Western Spirituality: Loving Self for God’s Sake

David GormongFebruary 8, 2019

If you hang around people who are into Eastern spirituality, you often hear that left-brain concepts like “self,” “ego,” and “mind” are things to be gotten rid ... Read More

FeaturedGod-WalkSpirituality4 min read