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October 2013

October 31, 2013

Halloween Trivia – Are You Afraid?

It's Halloween, a time for scary costumes! But something else is even scarier -- it...

October 30, 2013

Abuse in Church – Fear Hides, Love Frees

Maybe the church has too much time on its hands. Like kids near the end...

October 28, 2013

You Have Two Options: Love or Fear

John Lennon said, “There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are...

October 24, 2013

An Apology to a Lesbian, Many Years Later

Ellen rejected her young friend Becky when Becky came out to her. Years later, Ellen...

October 22, 2013

A Trans Made Me Blush

This is Rob Cottrell. I have experienced a lot in life. I didn't think something...

October 21, 2013

Linda & Rob Robertson’s Story: From Fear to Love

We lost the ability to love our gay son because we no longer had a...

October 09, 2013

You Think Homosexuality is Wrong: So What?

Marybeth mentors women toward wholeness from sexual abuse. Tender-hearted and intelligent, she can uniquely love...

October 03, 2013

Zero or Hero – What Kind of Neighbor Are You?

Three college guys moved into the place directly below us. One of them kindly came...

October 01, 2013

The Mystery of an Outlandishly Queer Creation

Queer: 1 strange; odd: she had a queer feeling that they were being watched. Creation: 1 the...

September 2013

September 30, 2013

I Do Love Gays, But…

Love is more attractive than hate. Oh, you don't hate, you say. I know. But...

September 23, 2013

Divorced… And It’s About Time

My precious friend Mary Ellen celebrated her one-year divorce anniversary on Monday. She posted on...

September 21, 2013

Avalanche of Love for LGBTQ

“Who am I to judge if someone who's gay approaches the Lord with an honest...

September 18, 2013

Dad’s Letter to Friends about His Gay Daughter

This dad’s letter beautifully expresses our duty as parents to embrace and protect our children....

September 16, 2013

Bending the Rules

Jesus replied, "And you experts in the law, woe to you, because you load people...

September 12, 2013

Can You Be Gay & Christian?

“Judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful.” Whew! I’m...

September 10, 2013

Joy In San Antonio

I spoke at San Antonio PFLAG Thursday, the day City Council voted to include LGBTQ in...

September 07, 2013

Loving With Pride

I’m at the Pride Festival today – my first one! – which is a beautiful...

August 2013

August 22, 2013

Is the Bible Black & White? Part III: The Bible has a LOT of Gray

My friend shared my blog post on FB, and her friend commented, saying: “It seems...

August 19, 2013

Is the Bible Black & White? Part I: Don’t Let Anyone Reduce the Color in Your Life

If you or someone you love is LGBTQ, you may well have heard some pretty...

August 17, 2013

Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin?

"I'm Christian, Unless You're Gay." If you are someone who believes that you should 'love...

August 13, 2013

Jesus in the Real World

I love Jesus. I really love Jesus. But I am sick about all the stuff...

August 08, 2013

Does Jesus Ask You to Love LGBTQ?

I recently heard from yet another Christian mom whose daughter was rejected by their extended...

August 06, 2013

Why We Hurt Those Who Grieve

My dear friend Linda Robertson posted this morning about the pain she experienced in church...

July 2013

July 31, 2013

What Happens When They Come For You?

What happens when the church or society decides that something in your life is now...

July 24, 2013

The Woman Forgiven for Adultery

Remember the story of “Jesus Scattering Townspeople and Self-Righteous Men in the Name of Mercy...

July 22, 2013

Never Make Your Kids Feel Ashamed of Who They Are

Shame. It says, “There is something fundamentally wrong with me.” It is the lie at...

July 18, 2013

Stop “Acting Like a Christian”

"I wasn't allowed to go to the fair," he told me, "because I had become...

July 17, 2013

When Do You Learn God’s Grace?

"Thank God I'm an alcoholic -- because otherwise I wouldn't have known grace!" JP We...

July 15, 2013

Answers You’ve Been Asking For

Beloveds, we have faced so much in these volatile days. My heart goes out to...

July 08, 2013

So This is How Rejection Feels

I had a big argument with someone very close to me today, a mentor. Someone...