IMPACT Magazine – Page 3 – 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

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 pat... 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 well rewarded for the work. I’ve no social life, I chat occasionally with old friends on li... 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 thre... 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 known a certain church had a smoking hot youth pastor, I would've uprooted and joined his chu... Read More

Church ChatFeaturedReviews5 min read

Home Alone: A gay man’s guide to surviving the holidays alone

Stephen SchmidtDecember 24, 2018

Most of us love the holidays. Thanksgiving and Christmas can be "the most wonderful time of the year." But for many of us, they can be terribly lonely and dep... Read More

Cafe InspiradoFeaturedGet Real10 min read

“Speaking the Truth in Love” Can Break LGBT People

Stephen Bradford LongDecember 23, 2018

I hear it all the time: this protective need for some of my fellow Christians to “speak the truth in love” to their gay friends and family. In other words, w... Read More

Church ChatFeaturedHot Topics7 min read

O Night Divine

Ellis BillingtonDecember 22, 2018

Set in a snowy midwestern suburb on Christmas Eve, "O Night Divine" is the story of a choir director who refuses to let a knee injury keep her from directing her singers at the annual holiday church service. Darlene For me, the feeling of creation... Read More

FeaturedShort Stories7 min read

Not Healthy: 3 Stories of LGBTQ Students at Christian Universities

Karlee Kay ArnoldDecember 17, 2018

Christian universities are not what they used to be. Not long ago, hearing the words “Christian college” might incite a vision of uniforms, or of modestly dress... Read More

FeaturedGet RealHot Topics15 min read