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Reading the Bible Can Kill You … and Others

Stephen SchmidtJuly 11, 2019
The Sacrament of the Present Moment

David GormongJuly 8, 2019
Is God More Than Personal?

David GormongJune 25, 2019
A Full Wet Kiss from God

David GormongMay 29, 2019

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

Gay Christian Singer Keeps the Faith with New Project

IMPACT StaffFebruary 7, 2019

GLBT Hall-of-Famer and RightOutTV Video and Music Awards recipient, Shawn Thomas, releases a career-encompassing double-album packed with 40 tracks spanning ove... Read More

Reviews2 min read

A Psalm of Hope in the Desert: A Letter from a Queer Christian

CatherineFebruary 4, 2019

From the middle of a desert Dear reader, Here’s the scene. I’m driving on a desert road that cuts straight through the Mojave. No winding or tricks. The path shoots forward miles into the horizon, one yellow dash after another. Far from home, I l... Read More

FeaturedGet RealGod-Walk5 min read

Dear Gay Uncle: I’m so busy, I’ve forgotten how to relax

Jonathan WelfordJanuary 18, 2019

Q Dear Gay Uncle, I feel so exhausted, I’ve had one high pressure work project after another one. They’ve all been successfully delivered and I’ve been w... Read More

Dear Gay UncleLove & Sex5 min read

The Inerrancy and Infallibility of Trump: Why Evangelicals Seem to Worship this President

Nathan Michael BlackJanuary 14, 2019

Evangelical* leaders have been boldly providing religious cover for the most degenerate, wicked President we’ve ever had. And it doesn’t make any sense to us ... Read More

Church ChatFeaturedHot Topics17 min read

Beat the Winter Blues. Travel through Europe with Recent Gay Films

Pablo Allen HakerJanuary 7, 2019

It’s winter in the northern hemisphere, and many of us are developing cabin fever. It’s the perfect chance to catch up on films. Recently I’ve discovered three recommendable gay male-themed films that give an opportunity to travel vicariously throu... Read More

FeaturedReviewsTravel4 min read

Movie Review : The Road to Edmond (2018)

Chris RayanJanuary 1, 2019

The Road to Edmond Released: 2018 Director: David Trotter Starring: Tripp Fuller, Nathanael Welch Runtime: 2h 11m If I had kno... Read More

Church ChatFeaturedReviews5 min read