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Progressive Christian

2014-07-25T09:57:40-05:00

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Jesus Loves You, This I Know

Last updated on: July 25, 2014 at 9:57 am By Susan Cottrell

“People need to know that Jesus loves them!” My beloved sister says this all the time. If someone’s hurting, or broken, or hopeless, Karin offers this simple but profound word for them — that Jesus loves them. For her upcoming birthday, I honor her ongoing commitment to a wounded world. Jesus Loves Me, This I Know, For the Bible Tells Me So We learn this as little children, that Jesus loves us. In fact, Jesus says specifically that only those with the heart of... Read more

homosexuality and the bible

Mom I'm Gay

Susan Cottrell

2014-07-24T11:00:09-05:00

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The Perks of Truly Loving Your Gay Child : )

Last updated on: July 24, 2014 at 11:00 am By Susan Cottrell

“If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.” I love my kids. All five of them. I can’t even put into words how much I love them. I was designed that way. So were you, if you’re a parent. To be on the outs with them would crush me. Many of my LGBTQ readers have parents who have rejected them. Shunned them. Kicked them out of the house. Sometimes the parents even have... Read more

homosexuality and the bible

Mom I'm Gay

Susan Cottrell

2014-07-23T10:22:25-05:00

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“Jesus Christ!” Curse or Praise??

Last updated on: July 23, 2014 at 10:22 am By Susan Cottrell

You open the book, the words clearly say, ‘Rob stood up and said “Jesus Christ!”’ Was I cursing or offering praise? How do you know? This is Rob, Susan’s husband, writing today. There is no way to know, or to know the true meaning of what I said, and the heart behind my words, if you do not know my motivation for saying it, my audience, and the culture in which I said it. But you could go around saying,... Read more

homosexuality and faith

homosexuality and the bible

Mom I'm Gay

Susan Cottrell

2014-07-22T10:19:17-05:00

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Don’t Let The Mean People Get To You

Last updated on: July 22, 2014 at 10:19 am By Susan Cottrell

Just because things are not going your way … Just because people are being mean to you … Just because people say nasty things behind your back … Just because you hit a rough spot … Just because you are distracted to the point of insanity … does NOT necessarily mean you are doing something wrong. In SOME cases it can mean you are doing something VERY RIGHT and obstacles are being thrown in your path to slow you down... Read more

homosexuality and the bible

Mom I'm Gay

Susan Cottrell

2014-07-21T10:20:01-05:00

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Love Like Jesus?

Last updated on: July 21, 2014 at 10:20 am By Susan Cottrell

“What if instead of trying to defend our religious rights, Christians concerned themselves with siding with others whose rights are routinely trampled? What if instead of trying to legally make life more difficult for gays, we worried only about how we could affirm their unsurpassable worth in service to them? … What if we just *did* the kingdom?” Greg Boyd, The Myth of a Christian Nation Sounds a whole lot like Jesus, here. Sounds like what he told us and... Read more

homosexuality and the bible

Mom I'm Gay

Susan Cottrell

2014-07-17T09:55:51-05:00

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How do you say “Mom, I”m Gay” in Spanish?

Last updated on: July 17, 2014 at 9:55 am By Susan Cottrell

A Dad in England kicks his gay son out of the house. A church in Australia shuns a family for supporting their lesbian daughter. A transgender woman is attacked in South Africa. Hate knows no geographic boundaries. A Mom in Canada goes shopping for clothes with her trans daughter. A Dad loves and stands by his gay son in Uganda. A church is open and affirming in Brazil. Love knows no geographic boundaries. We have been asked to do the... Read more

homosexuality and faith

homosexuality and the bible

Mom I'm Gay

Susan Cottrell

2014-07-16T10:15:09-05:00

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Could You be Wrong?

Last updated on: July 16, 2014 at 10:15 am By Susan Cottrell

“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Albert Einstein This post is inspired by a beautiful young man, whose family is constantly haranguing him and banning him from family gatherings because he is gay. As I listened to Jeff I thought, once again, This stuff just got real. Jeff, this is for you. Rats are smart. They can learn which tunnel in a maze will reward them with cheese. If you move the cheese, the rat will... Read more

homosexuality and faith

homosexuality and the bible

Mom I'm Gay

Susan Cottrell

2014-07-15T10:13:51-05:00

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Love is the New Christian

Last updated on: July 15, 2014 at 10:13 am By Susan Cottrell

Rules are the old Christian. And by rules I mean “any rule-by-which-we-always-find-ourselves-deemed-inadequate” is the old Christian. And by old I mean since before Jesus fulfilled the law. Love is the new Christian. And by love I mean complete, unconditional acceptance, embrace, warmth — you know, all the things Jesus did, even to those considered sinners by society and/or actual sinners- and especially to those marginalized and oppressed. By love I mean connection, community, relationship. By love I mean treating people... Read more

homosexuality and faith

homosexuality and the bible

Mom I'm Gay

Susan Cottrell

2014-07-14T10:25:02-05:00

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In Honor of Our Lost LGBTQ Children

Last updated on: July 14, 2014 at 10:25 am By Susan Cottrell

Ryan Robertson died five years ago this week. In his honor, friends and I have chosen an orange icon on Facebook – Ryan’s favorite color. And we honor all the LGBTQ people who have died from rejection, bullying, ill-fated “therapy.” Marginalization… in all its forms. Ryan is one of many LGBTQ men and women who were pushed out of churches that could not accept them as is. I share the Robertson’s story here, as they continue to share their story publicly — not to relive those horrible years, but because... Read more

homosexuality and the bible

2014-07-12T09:56:03-05:00

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Jesus Blog: How to Be

Last updated on: July 12, 2014 at 9:56 am By Susan Cottrell

More today from my Saturday “Jesus Blog” – a word from Jesus to you… Let me show you how to be with God. Exactly as you are. Not how to perform, or how to do – just how to be. Fully loved. At rest. At peace. Let me show you how to be with God. Let me show you how to be. Read more

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homosexuality and the bible

Jesus blog

Mom I'm Gay

Susan Cottrell

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