• Home
  • About
  • Write for Us
  • Contact Us
  • VOICES

    VOICES

    See All
    A protester at a No Kings march holds up a poster that is made to look like it is on fire that says "Democracy is burning."

    The Queer Christ Names the World

    An icon of Jesus with a rainbow halo behind Christ's head and an androgynous look to the face.

    Queer Community: A Response to Matthew Vines

    A painting of Hagar and Ishmael in The Wilderness. Hagar is weeping next to her son.

    The Gay Kid in the Wilderness: A Sermon on Hagar and Ishmael

    • Cafe Inspirado – Steve Schmidt
    • Dear Gay Uncle – Jonathan Welford
    • Finding the Balance – Michael Overman
    • New Hope – Ex-Gay Survivor
    • Tangentials – Kenny Pierce
    • The Gay Post-Evangelical – Robert Lofgren
  • GOD-TALK

    GOD-TALK

    See All
    A protester at a No Kings march holds up a poster that is made to look like it is on fire that says "Democracy is burning."

    The Queer Christ Names the World

    An icon of Jesus with a rainbow halo behind Christ's head and an androgynous look to the face.

    Queer Community: A Response to Matthew Vines

    Queer Inclusion, Respectability Politics, and the Ethiopian Eunuch

    • God-Walk
    • Spirituality
    • Church Chat
    • Living Stories
    • Rescue Passages
  • CULTURE SAVVY

    CULTURE SAVVY

    See All
    A protester at a No Kings march holds up a poster that is made to look like it is on fire that says "Democracy is burning."

    The Queer Christ Names the World

    An icon of Jesus with a rainbow halo behind Christ's head and an androgynous look to the face.

    Queer Community: A Response to Matthew Vines

    Queer Inclusion, Respectability Politics, and the Ethiopian Eunuch

    • Hot Topics
    • Politics
    • Style
    • Food!
    • Travel
    • Reviews
  • REAL LIFE

    REAL LIFE

    See All

    Embracing “Queer” Despite the Cisgender White Male Complaints of Matthew Vines

    “I tell you the truth … Not one stone will be left on another.” Thoughts on What Matters.

    An icon of the Transfiguration

    Fascist Transfiguration

    • Getting Real
    • Health & Fitness
    • Testify!
  • ENGAGE

    ENGAGE

    See All
    A protester at a No Kings march holds up a poster that is made to look like it is on fire that says "Democracy is burning."

    The Queer Christ Names the World

    The Love of God in a Bad Cup of Coffee

    Living Soft

  • Love & Sex

    Love & Sex

    See All

    When Discovery Becomes Conversation: The Porn Talk Most Marriages Never Have

    What’s So Wrong with Being a Christian Slut?

    Are You a Victim of Purity Culture? Here’s a Book to Help.

    • Love & Sex
    • Family Life
  • SOUL FOOD

    SOUL FOOD

    See All

    I am “that filth”: A Queer Lenten Reflection

    On a Theme of Austen Hartke

    Breathe

    • Art & Photography
    • Poetry
    • Short Stories
A protester at a No Kings march holds up a poster that is made to look like it is on fire that says "Democracy is burning."

The Queer Christ Names the World

An icon of Jesus with a rainbow halo behind Christ's head and an androgynous look to the face.

Queer Community: A Response to Matthew Vines

Queer Inclusion, Respectability Politics, and the Ethiopian Eunuch

A Jealous God?

Stephen Schmidt·October 10, 2022
“For I, the LORD, am a jealous God …” #Theology As someone engaged in public theology, from time...
Cafe InspiradoFeaturedGod-Walk
·0 Comments·1 min read·0

What’s So Wrong with Being a Christian Slut?

Stephen Schmidt·July 10, 2021
Editor’s note: This article originally ran in IMPACT Magazine in September 2015.  Since the topic of sexuality and...
Cafe InspiradoFeaturedGod-WalkLove & SexUncategorized
·1 Comment·14 mins read·3

You’re here now …

Stephen Schmidt·June 7, 2021
#MorningCoffeeThoughts. What fun could there be in life for God who knows the end from the beginning? What’s...
Cafe InspiradoFeaturedGet Real
·0 Comments·1 min read·1

On a Theme of Austen Hartke

Levi Duggan·June 3, 2021
This poem is riffing on the work of the great trans scholar Austen Hartke. You have heard it...
FeaturedPoetry
·2 Comments·1 min read·2

The Prophetic Witness of Car Shopping

Levi Duggan·March 29, 2021
My 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander broke down on the way home from my lovely riverside cabin vacation at the...
Church ChatFeatured
·10 Comments·3 mins read·3

“It’s a Sin” — a “must see,” if you haven’t already

Pablo Allen Haker·March 22, 2021
Whisperings of a mysterious new illness arrive. People are dying, but as it is happening to other people...
FeaturedReviews
·0 Comments·4 mins read·1

Take the Bible Seriously, But Not Literally

Levi Duggan·February 21, 2021
Not a single person could qualify as an elder in my church growing up. Not one. Certainly, we...
Church ChatFeaturedHot Topics
·0 Comments·4 mins read·2

Breathe

Levi Duggan·February 17, 2021
Breathe Breathe deep And again Your eyes are still open Remember The name of God is a sigh...
FeaturedPoetrySpirituality
·0 Comments·1 min read·2

A Meditation on Being You

David Gormong·December 29, 2020
Imagine with me that God herself is your mother, your visible, touchable mother. She has carried you in...
FeaturedSpirituality
·0 Comments·2 mins read·1

Forgiveness Opens Us to Love

David Gormong·October 9, 2020
Forgiveness is like walking a mountain path. On one side is a wall of denial. On the other...
FeaturedGod-Walk
·0 Comments·1 min read·1
1 … 6 7 8 9 10 … 86

Tags

after 40 authentic living bachelor food books Christian life Christmas church coming out Creation dating Dear Gay Uncle depression Dot & Dash Chronicles ex-gay faith forgiveness gay sex gender dysphoria gender roles Genesis grace HIV Jesus lectionary readings LGBT families love Love & Sex Q&A marriage marriage equality online dating parenting Politics prayer purpose queer relationship relationships rethinking church same-sex marriage self-acceptance spirituality SundayCoffee trans* transgender travel

As an Amazon affiliate, IMPACT Magazine may earn a small commission from purchases made from links to Amazon.

Latest

A protester at a No Kings march holds up a poster that is made to look like it is on fire that says "Democracy is burning."

The Queer Christ Names the World

An icon of Jesus with a rainbow halo behind Christ's head and an androgynous look to the face.

Queer Community: A Response to Matthew Vines

Queer Inclusion, Respectability Politics, and the Ethiopian Eunuch

Embracing “Queer” Despite the Cisgender White Male Complaints of Matthew Vines

A painting of Hagar and Ishmael in The Wilderness. Hagar is weeping next to her son.

The Gay Kid in the Wilderness: A Sermon on Hagar and Ishmael

Tag Cloud

after 40 authentic living bachelor food books Christian life Christmas church coming out Creation dating Dear Gay Uncle depression Dot & Dash Chronicles ex-gay faith forgiveness gay sex gender dysphoria gender roles Genesis grace HIV Jesus lectionary readings LGBT families love Love & Sex Q&A marriage marriage equality online dating parenting Politics prayer purpose queer relationship relationships rethinking church same-sex marriage self-acceptance spirituality SundayCoffee trans* transgender travel

Categories

  • Art & Photography (9)
  • Cafe Inspirado (193)
  • Church Chat (106)
  • CULTURE SAVVY (64)
  • Dear Gay Uncle (39)
  • ENGAGE (28)
  • Family Life (17)
  • Featured (391)
  • Finding the Balance (23)
  • Food! (14)
  • FreedHearts (83)
  • Gay Post-Evangelical (21)
  • Get Real (134)
  • GOD-TALK (49)
  • God-Walk (123)
  • Health & Fitness (6)
  • Hot Topics (108)
  • Jesus Blog (20)
  • Living Stories (15)
  • Love & Sex (112)
  • LOVE, SEX, FAMILY (41)
  • New Hope (26)
  • Poetry (35)
  • Politics (15)
  • REAL LIFE (33)
  • Rescue Passages (1)
  • Rethinking Church (7)
  • Rethinking What We Believe (6)
  • Reviews (56)
  • Shepherd To Shepherd (12)
  • Short Stories (28)
  • SOUL FOOD (39)
  • Spirituality (33)
  • Style (7)
  • Tangentials (6)
  • Testify! (12)
  • Travel (15)
  • Uncategorized (6)
  • VOICES (3)

Recent Posts

  • The Queer Christ Names the World July 30, 2026
  • Queer Community: A Response to Matthew Vines July 4, 2026
  • Queer Inclusion, Respectability Politics, and the Ethiopian Eunuch July 4, 2026
  • Embracing “Queer” Despite the Cisgender White Male Complaints of Matthew Vines July 4, 2026
  • The Gay Kid in the Wilderness: A Sermon on Hagar and Ishmael June 24, 2026
  • “I tell you the truth … Not one stone will be left on another.” Thoughts on What Matters. June 22, 2026
  • Pride Month and Pentecost: A Queer Reflection June 13, 2026
  • Time for Christianity to Rediscover its Identity April 29, 2026
  • Faith and Hope in the Queer Christ April 17, 2026
  • Queer Transfiguration March 11, 2026

Recent Comments

  • Mark James on Marriage Advice I Wish I Had
  • Jeff Himmelberger on While You Were Talking: Doing Spirituality Together
  • Malik Awan on Becoming a Bear upped my sex life. But now my health is suffering …
  • Malik Awan on Becoming a Bear upped my sex life. But now my health is suffering …
  • Malik on Was the Apostle Paul Gay? Did his homosexuality shape Christianity?
  • Malik on Becoming a Bear upped my sex life. But now my health is suffering …
  • Peter on On a Theme of Austen Hartke
  • Peter DeWitt on On a Theme of Austen Hartke
  • Peter on Write for Us
  • Umar on About IMPACT Magazine

Like Us?

Support IMPACT with a PayPal donation:
 
A D V E R T I S E M E N T
A D V E R T I S E M E N T
IMPACT MAGAZINE
PO Box 21684
OKC, OK 73156
USA

ISSN 2471-7053

All articles express the opinion of the writer and not necessarily of IMPACT Magazine. Copyright of all articles is maintained by the writers and shared non-exclusively with IMPACT Magazine.
 logo
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Write for Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact Us
©IMPACT Magazine. All rights reserved.
  • HOME
  • VOICES
    • Cafe Inspirado – Steve Schmidt
    • Finding the Balance – Michael Overman
    • New Hope – Ex-Gay Survivor
    • Tangentials – Kenny Pierce
    • The Gay Post-Evangelical – Robert Lofgren
  • GOD-TALK
    • God-Walk
    • Church Chat
    • Living Stories
    • Shepherd To Shepherd
    • Rescue Passages
  • CULTURE SAVVY
    • Hot Topics
    • Politics
    • Style
    • Food!
    • Travel
    • Reviews
  • REAL LIFE
    • Getting Real
    • Health & Fitness
    • Testify!
  • ENGAGE
  • Love & Sex
    • Love & Sex
    • Family Life
  • SOUL FOOD
    • Art & Photography
    • Poetry
    • Short Stories
  • About
  • Write for Us
  • IMPACT Scholarship
  • Contact Us
Type to search or hit ESC to close
See all results