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July 2014

July 07, 2014

Marriage Equality and Prohibition

“The prestige of government has undoubtedly been lowered considerably by the prohibition law. For nothing...

July 04, 2014

Life is Sweet, Bittersweet

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

July 03, 2014

Gays in the Church? Not Until They Clean up Their Act

Oh, not the gays – the church! You're not going to see many gays in...

July 02, 2014

Come to the Dark Side – We Have Cookies!

My friend just texted me: "I'm causing quite a stir with my meeting with the...

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...

June 24, 2014

Family Relationships: The Fine Line Between Hope & Denial

After he came out, his mother burned his birth certificate and all his childhood photos...

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 18, 2014

Be Kind to Yourself

This post is part of the June Synchroblog which asks the question “What would you...

June 17, 2014

We Are NOT God’s Hall Monitor

Why was the shoe stopped by the hall monitor? Because it was being knotty. :...

June 16, 2014

John MacArthur: the new Fred Phelps?

Shun your gay child? Don't even have a meal with them? This is not the...

June 14, 2014

Jesus Blog: Love, No Exceptions

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

June 13, 2014

Saying Goodbye to My Dad & Father’s Day as I Have Known It

Eleven years ago, I joined the ranks of honorees for Father’s Day. The previous...

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 11, 2014

I Need Your Story

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you." - Maya Angelou...

June 10, 2014

“Reparative Therapy”?? AGAIN?? Nooooooooo….

The Texas GOP has added so-called "reparative therapy" to its new platform. How out-to-lunch, out...

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 06, 2014

The Mother of All Wounds

The Mother Wound. It’s the Mother of all wounds. It’s the absence of “mothering”—of tenderness,...

June 05, 2014

The Third Way: The Only Authentic Response

The Third Way. Perhaps you've heard about it or seen the posts flying. The Third...

June 04, 2014

I Am Not Defending My Support of LGBTQ Anymore

“You’re a Christian! How can you support LGBTQ people and gay marriage? Don’t you realize...

June 03, 2014

Choose Life or Death

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

June 02, 2014

Marriage Equality – A Lost Opportunity

"The saddest part of disagreements over marriage equality has nothing to do with the legal...

May 2014

May 31, 2014

Jesus Blog: You Belong, Right Here With Me

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

May 30, 2014

I No Longer Wanted To Hide

"For the past 4-5 years I was hoping for the day that I would just...

May 29, 2014

Is Love Enough?

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

May 28, 2014

We Are Not Each Others’ Babysitters

I'm baffled at the fervor that drives people to tell others what God wants for...

May 27, 2014

Marriage Equality: Because It’s Right. Because It’s Time.

“Instructions for living a life. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.” ― Mary Oliver Mary Oliver writes sensitive, life-filled...

May 26, 2014

Dallas Buyers Club & the Church

I may have been the last person on earth to do it, but I...