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August 2014

August 22, 2014

Dear Susan: Aren’t We Supposed to Want the Best for Each Other?

"Jesus never added a asterisk to his commands to love God and love others. The...

August 21, 2014

P.S. I Love You

I love you. Really, I love you. I'm honored to be here with you. I'm...

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 18, 2014

What Do Woodstock & LGBTQ Have in Common?

I came upon a child of God, He was walking along the road And I...

August 14, 2014

Let’s Not Go Through This Alone

"Depression is anger without the excitement.” - Mike Wells Depression is anger turned inward… it...

August 13, 2014

Shedding Religion to Embrace Life

"You have no obligation to defend your journey. There is no jury for you to...

August 12, 2014

Taking Pro-Gay to Seminary! :-)

Guess what? I start seminary next month. Yes, the opportunity came out of the blue --...

August 11, 2014

Gungor Fan?? REAL Faith, Not Dogma

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

August 09, 2014

Jesus Blog: An Empty Bag

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

August 05, 2014

“Be Perfect!” — It’s Not What You Think!

"You are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect." Uh, what!?...

August 04, 2014

Respect — It’s Not That Hard

"You have no idea how important you are to me. I will try and put...

July 2014

July 31, 2014

Just Be Here Now, Just Be

I don't know about you, but I can get completely tangled up in uncertainty of...

July 28, 2014

Colleges, What Do Your Rules Against Gays Say About You?

“[T]here used to be no conversation. Now people are talking about [LGBT issues] all the...

July 25, 2014

Jesus Loves You, This I Know

"People need to know that Jesus loves them!" My beloved sister says this all the...

July 24, 2014

The Perks of Truly Loving Your Gay Child : )

"If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with...

July 23, 2014

“Jesus Christ!” Curse or Praise??

You open the book, the words clearly say, 'Rob stood up and said “Jesus Christ!”' ...

July 22, 2014

Don’t Let The Mean People Get To You

Just because things are not going your way ... Just because people are being mean...

July 21, 2014

Love Like Jesus?

"What if instead of trying to defend our religious rights, Christians concerned themselves with siding...

July 17, 2014

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

A Dad in England kicks his gay son out of the house. A church in...

July 16, 2014

Could You be Wrong?

"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." Albert...

July 15, 2014

Love is the New Christian

Rules are the old Christian. And by rules I mean "any rule-by-which-we-always-find-ourselves-deemed-inadequate" is the old...

July 14, 2014

In Honor of Our Lost LGBTQ Children

Ryan Robertson died five years ago this week. In his honor, friends and I have chosen...

July 12, 2014

Jesus Blog: How to Be

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

July 11, 2014

Don’t Cast Your Pearls Before Swine

Raj has a tenuous relationship with his mother. She is trying to love him, but...

July 09, 2014

Would Jesus Dance at a Gay Wedding?

“Jesus would be the first to toast the happy couple, the first to dance.” Those...

July 04, 2014

Life is Sweet, Bittersweet

"This one is for the girl who says those voices in her head, never leave...

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 27, 2014

Bring Out The Heterosexual In You

Bring out the heterosexual in you? What?!? Watch this entertaining but terribly unnerving clip from...

June 26, 2014

How Beautiful Are You?

Hannah, my beautiful youngest daughter, once told me she felt much more comfortable with her...

June 25, 2014

Reject Gay People from Church?? You’ve GOT to be Kidding Me!

Is it scandalous to say that LGBTQ are just as valuable as everyone else? Is...