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November 06, 2023

What We All Need to Know About Conversion Therapy Bans

"Even in states with bans, the overwhelming percentage of conversion therapy still continues. Every state....

January 2014

January 23, 2014

A Mom Torn Between the Church and her Son

It's an awful position to be in. It is a heart wrenching conflict between a...

January 22, 2014

Not Your Mama’s Church Choir!

Can we talk about the choir at the GCN conference? Oh. My. Gosh. What a...

January 21, 2014

Is That Rachel Held Evans??

We headed toward the front and slipped into the seats behind my friend, to await...

January 16, 2014

Resting is Easy, Anyone Can Do It

My brother Paul was mentally and physically handicapped. His right arm was paralyzed from a...

January 15, 2014

Afraid to Come Out

"I felt the earth shake under my feet, I was horrified, shamed, and considered suicide. I...

November 2013

November 25, 2013

I Would Give Anything To Have My Son Back

Our close friends lost their son Cody at 2:30 Saturday morning. We had just sat...

November 21, 2013

Mel White’s “Stranger at the Gate”

If you are LGBTQ and struggling, I can only imagine what you face day in day...

November 19, 2013

Stop Telling People Their Gay Child is Going to Hell!

For busybody legalists who think it’s their job to correct others: BACK OFF. Stop meddling...

November 14, 2013

Chased Out of Church

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

November 12, 2013

I Must Speak

In the face of great rejection from many in the church and former friends, and...

November 11, 2013

Speak the Truth, Even if Your Voice Shakes

I know you have been rejected and condemned and judged by people you used to...

November 07, 2013

Please Don’t Change… (others)

We are not responsible to change people's behavior. It's not our job, even with our...

November 06, 2013

A Mother’s Journey to Love Her Gay Son

"My firsthand experience with my own child, has radically changed my attitudes toward the LGBT...

November 04, 2013

How to Find a Gay-Affirming Church

“My husband and I are looking for a church that will align with our values...

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 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 16, 2013

A Mom’s Letter: Her Daughter Left Husband for a Woman

I share with you an email from a mother (with her permission) upset up by...

October 14, 2013

All We Need Is Love

Last week, our church hosted the Break the Hate Arts Event with a neighboring church,...

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 07, 2013

Do You Believe There’s Help to Cry For?

The first time Wentworth Miller tried to kill himself, he was 15. Fifteen. An age when...

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 26, 2013

If You’re an LGBTQ Teen…

If you're a teen, confused by your sexuality—or certain of it but do not feel...