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February 2015

February 02, 2015

Pastor Looks Up In Tears. “I Had No Idea.”

Love the 'sinner,' then kick them out of church, and their family too if they...

December 2014

December 29, 2014

The Bible Examined: So Misunderstood It’s a Sin

The Bible is being used as a weapon to justify horrible acts of hatred, abuse,...

December 17, 2014

Do You Trust The Church?

The church as a whole has a serious image problem. A while back, a pastor we...

December 08, 2014

Ten Sneaky Things Christians Say About Gays — And What They REALLY Mean

A lot of Christians, and a lot churches are trying to fool you. But I'm...

November 2014

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...

October 2014

October 24, 2014

Dear Susan: You Are Endorsing What God Calls an Abomination

What kind of love is it to call a fellow human being, maybe even your...

October 20, 2014

The Right Way to Love God?

What does a "godly" person look like? Is there a right way to love God?...

September 2014

September 29, 2014

The God of the Gays

I've been thinking of you – as I always do! – and the oppression of...

September 08, 2014

The Uniqueness of the Sin of Religious Judgmentalism

"In a world where it’s often said that things are going down the tube because...

August 2014

August 20, 2014

How Can You Still Love The Church?

Vicky Beeching is in trouble. She is a popular Christian singer and, after living in...

August 11, 2014

Gungor Fan?? REAL Faith, Not Dogma

"If you asked any Christian before the birth of the modern era and the Enlightenment,...

July 2014

July 10, 2014

More Dangerous than Westboro’s Phelps? Oh Yes!

“Dads, the second you see your son dropping the limp wrist, you walk over there...

July 01, 2014

Beware of Flying Scripture

Are you getting a little tired of people pulling out scripture to entrap you, tell...

June 2014

June 23, 2014

An Affirming Pastor’s Letter to GLBT Christians

"Let me begin by begging your forgiveness for the way you have been mistreated..." Wonderful...

June 12, 2014

Are You SURE You’re a Christian??

"Are you sure you're a Christian? Because I don't really think so--even though you say...

June 09, 2014

‘Third Way’ Applies to Rules, Not People

Thursday I wrote about the Third Way re. the LGBTQ issue and was surprised by...

June 03, 2014

Choose Life or Death

Some days I just get up and go. I know my list of things to...

May 2014

May 29, 2014

Is Love Enough?

"Yes, we have to love people, but we have to hold the standard," Carl* said,...

April 2014

April 14, 2014

Do a Happy Dance! Your Gay Child is NOT Going to Hell!

Karen is from a legalistic, fundamental, literalistic denomination that believes gays are bound for hell....

April 11, 2014

Help! “All You Need Is Love!”

“Nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be. It's easy. All you...

April 10, 2014

Help! “I Love My Son, But He’s GAY!?!”

"In all of mankind's history, there has never been more damage done than by people...

April 09, 2014

Help! “I Love My Son, But What About Behavior?”

"Beyond that, we absolutely, definitely, completely have no place to demand someone else (our gay son) be...

April 08, 2014

Help! “I Love My Son, But Shouldn’t He ‘Go & Sin No More?'”

"Now I find I've changed my mind and opened up the doors." - The Beatles'...

April 07, 2014

Help! “I Love my Son, But What About the Gay Lifestyle?”

If you are a parent and struggling with the issue of your child being gay,...

March 2014

March 22, 2014

The ‘Monster God’ of Fred Phelps

Fred Phelps. I’ve been thinking of him these last days of his illness and death....

March 17, 2014

Would St. Patrick Let People Carry A Rainbow Flag?

Ah, St. Patrick's Day, with the tradition of wearing green, drinking beer, and excluding LGBTQ...

March 13, 2014

God’s Babysitters?

"Some people find fault like there's a prize for it." - Zig ZiglarI'm baffled at...

February 2014

February 27, 2014

Can Gays Be Christians – Yes or No?

"This morning in my adult Sunday School, someone said 'I don't understand how homosexuals can...

February 24, 2014

Being “Right” is a Mistake – A Fresh Look at Arizona

“You have heard the law that says, ‘Love your neighbor’ and hate your enemy. But I say,...

February 12, 2014

The Story of the Good Lesbian

How obligated are we to each other? Who is our neighbor? Jesus gives the last...