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February 2014

February 06, 2014

Unconditional Love for Gays is the Heart of God

What is stopping you from loving? Wholeheartedly, unconditionally, overabundantly? Not in some half-baked way of...

December 2013

December 18, 2013

A White Jesus?

Our pastor Rick received a big plastic nativity scene as a gag gift last year....

December 16, 2013

How Does God Appear to You?

As Christmas approaches, I write you personally about knowing God. Personally. Intimately. Some children see...

November 2013

November 14, 2013

Chased Out of Church

The Spark Story Bible, tells this beautiful story. "Jesus went to synagogues, holy places where people...

November 01, 2013

Hellish Torment is ALWAYS from the Enemy

My heart breaks for the spiritual abuse of people whose heart's desire is to do...

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 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...

September 2013

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 12, 2013

Can You Be Gay & Christian?

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

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 20, 2013

Is the Bible Black & White? Part II: Jesus Loves You, This I KNOW

Jesus did not live in black & white... and it drove religious people mad. They...

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 15, 2013

How to Become an Ally via Facebook

"Where did any of us arrive at the conclusion that we were given permission to...

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...

July 2013

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 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...

July 02, 2013

A Tale of Two Trees: Why We Are All Asking the Wrong Question

The Gay Christian debate rages on, with what seems like more interpersonal casualties every day....

June 2013

June 27, 2013

Christians, Why Are You Afraid of Gay Marriage?

A group of prominent evangelicals recently declared that if marriage equality becomes law, they will...

April 2013

April 12, 2013

Is Homosexuality a Sin and Why Does it Matter? — Part 3

My friends... your response to these posts has been wonderful. Some of you have found...

April 11, 2013

Is Homosexuality a Sin and Why Does it Matter? — Part 2

*There’s a lot to say on this whole subject, and it will take many posts....

April 09, 2013

Is Homosexuality a Sin and Why Does it Matter? – Part 1

A princess paused at the side of the road when a frog jumped out and...

April 04, 2013

A Mom, Some Gays, and the Bible

I am a Mom of five (nearly) grown kids I homeschooled, married to Rob for...

April 02, 2013

My Responsibility in the Gay Debate

“You can safely assume you've created God in your own image when it turns out...