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December 2014

December 04, 2014

It’s Hard When People Are Afraid of You

Did you ever watch The Wizard of Oz as a kid? Were you TERRIFIED of...

December 03, 2014

What’s So Offensive About Grace?

Madeline was expressing all of her (perceived) failures, saying she felt unable to make God...

December 01, 2014

It’s Not Possible For Most Anti-Gay People To Be Wrong (At least that’s what they think!)

“Don't take “no” from someone who can't give you ‘yes.'" - Eleanor Roosevelt. Picture a...

November 2014

November 29, 2014

Christians, You Say You Love Me, Please Hear My Heart

More today from my Saturday “Jesus Blog” – a word from Jesus to you… God...

November 28, 2014

A Tale of Two Thanksgivings

Normally, I answer a Dear Susan question every Friday, but with this being Thanksgiving weekend,...

November 27, 2014

No Place at the Family Thanksgiving Table

Do you still have a place at your family's Thanksgiving table? For those of you...

November 26, 2014

From My Heart… What I Do and How I Do It

We have never written a post like this before. It's important and I want to...

November 24, 2014

You’re Hurting Me With Your Bible

When anti-gay Christians say the phrase "my interpretation of the Bible" - they are really...

November 21, 2014

Dear Susan: How Does God REALLY Feel About Gays?

I love answering this question... 'How does God really feel about gays?' It is an...

November 20, 2014

Schrodinger’s Cat. No wait, make that Schrodinger’s Christianity!

Schrodinger's Cat Christianity "It is only by opening the box that you find out which...

November 19, 2014

Become Affirming BEFORE Your Gay Child Comes Out

I was privileged to sit on a parents’ panel at Matthew Vines’ The Reformation Project...

November 17, 2014

God Does NOT Define Marriage as a Man and a Woman

"I am sorry if gay marriage attacks the sanctity of your fourth marriage." Does God...

November 15, 2014

Jesus Blog: Don’t Wait!

More today from my Saturday “Jesus Blog” - a word from Jesus to you… :-)...

November 14, 2014

Dear Susan: My Son is Gay & My Daughter Supports Him. Are My Kids Going to Hell?

What is wrong with people?!? What level of arrogance and fear does it take to...

November 13, 2014

An Update on the Girl Whose Dad Kicked Her Out

Several weeks ago, I told you the tragic story of a young girl and how...

November 12, 2014

Is it Time to Stand Up in Your Church?

Churches are facing hard decisions on their treatment of LGBTQ. Some churches are changing, some...

November 11, 2014

Let The Trash Take Itself Out

Now hold on a minute, I don't mean the PERSON is trash. No. But sometimes...

November 10, 2014

Christians, Here’s Why You Don’t Have to be Afraid to Support Gays

"Prejudices are breaking down. Walls are breaking down. Pastors are rethinking their entrenched positions. Parents...

November 08, 2014

Jesus Blog: Just Be With Me

More today from my Saturday “Jesus Blog” - a word from Jesus to you… :-)...

November 07, 2014

Dear Susan: What If You’re Wrong?

Are we so terrified of an angry God that we choose to err of the...

November 06, 2014

Regardless of Who’s in Power… We Have Each Other

Tuesday was election day and for those of us working for the human rights of...

November 05, 2014

Is Jesus a Threat to Today’s Christianity

This is Rob, Susan’s husband, and something is heavy on my heart today. Susan has...

November 04, 2014

Mom & Dad… You Don’t Need to Fix Me, I’m Not Broken

I talk to a lot of parents. I'm glad to report that many of them...

November 03, 2014

Expectations: The Heart of Loneliness

"Loneliness is America's poverty." - Mother Teresa How many people in your life could you...

November 01, 2014

Jesus Blog: How Does God See You?

More today from my Saturday “Jesus Blog” - a word from Jesus to you… :-)...

October 2014

October 31, 2014

Dear Susan: Shouldn’t Every Christian Love & Welcome Gays?

If many Christians and churches truly believe gay people are “lost” – shouldn't they do...

October 30, 2014

What I’ve Learned as an Ally, an Advocate, and the Christian Mom of a Gay Child

“Victory is not won in miles, but in inches. Win a little now, hold your...

October 29, 2014

Parents, Are We Protecting or Destroying Our Gay Children?

Did anyone see “Twice-Told Tales,” the 1963 horror classic with Vincent Price? It’s a campy...

October 28, 2014

Would You Rather Have a Gay Child or a Dead Child?

I am sorry if the title of this post shocks you, or strikes you as...

October 27, 2014

I Wept Over All The Missed Time

"I started to look at her again as my cousin whom I love, not as...