Queer Community: A Response to Matthew Vines Richard Bowles·July 4, 2026Matthew Vines made an enormous splash in 2014 with the publication of his book, God and the Gay...Church ChatCULTURE SAVVYFeaturedGay Post-EvangelicalGOD-TALKGod-WalkHot TopicsJesus BlogNew HopeRethinking ChurchRethinking What We BelieveShepherd To ShepherdSpiritualityTestify!Uncategorized·0 Comments·6 mins read·0
Queer Inclusion, Respectability Politics, and the Ethiopian Eunuch Lisa Salazar·July 4, 2026Respectability politics often presents itself as a strategy for progress, but it quietly raises a more troubling question:...FeaturedGod-WalkHot Topics·0 Comments·2 mins read·0
Embracing “Queer” Despite the Cisgender White Male Complaints of Matthew Vines Suzanne DeWitt Hall·July 4, 2026I’m going to say something controversial, so brace yourself: Matthew Vines is right. Don’t worry, I’m not stopping...FeaturedGet RealHot Topics·0 Comments·7 mins read·0
Faith and Hope in the Queer Christ Richard Bowles·April 17, 2026My name is Rev. Richard Bowles, I’m the Associate Minister of Simplicity Christian Church, a small progressive congregation...FeaturedGay Post-EvangelicalGOD-TALKGod-WalkLiving StoriesNew HopeRethinking What We BelieveSpiritualityTestify!·0 Comments·9 mins read·0
Queer Christmas Punk Theology Richard Bowles·December 26, 2025Christmas is actually super queer and the heteronormative world of enforced categories doesn’t want to hear about it....CULTURE SAVVYFamily LifeGay Post-EvangelicalGOD-TALKLOVE, SEX, FAMILYPoliticsSpiritualityVOICES·0 Comments·4 mins read·7
Dear Queer Souls of 2025: It’s Time to Rise Christiano Green·January 21, 2025Editor’s note: With the new presidential administration trying to legally define sex & gender as only male and...FeaturedGet Real·0 Comments·2 mins read·2
Self-denial is not about denying who we are. It’s about following Divine Love. John Backman·February 18, 2015Hang out for three days with 1,300 people like yourself, and—if you’re a writer, at least—it’s interesting to...FeaturedGod-Walk·7 Comments·5 mins read·0
Walking In Two Worlds: A Queer Spiritual Journey Lynn Young·January 20, 2015I walk in two worlds. As a queer person of faith, my lived experience is a series of...FeaturedGet Real·4 Comments·5 mins read·0
Gender Variance and the Inclusive Power of the Gospel Lisa Salazar·November 20, 2014On this solemn day, the 14th Transgender Day of Remembrance, I would like to share this with you…...Hot Topics·1 Comment·5 mins read·0
Naming Ourselves Louie Crew Clay·September 10, 2014We are free to name ourselves anyway we want. Absolutely! Since I am pale peach and my husband...FeaturedLove & Sex·6 Comments·4 mins read·0