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June 2016

June 23, 2016

One Year After Same-Sex Marriage was Legalized, Love Still Wins

I couldn’t tell you exactly how many weddings I’ve attended, but I can tell you...

June 23, 2016

JOIN US: Christianity, Queers, and Crisis…and What about Orlando?

The Church has found itself sharply divided in the midst of this, waging a cultural...

June 21, 2016

What Happens When You Believe You are Bad?

This is a story about a dear friend. He was kicked out of Bible College...

June 14, 2016

How To Support Your LGBTQ Friends Right Now

Many of my straight friends have texted or called me, asking what they can do...

June 11, 2016

How to Own Our Story and Love Better: Review of “Queer Virtue”

Liz Edman's book is not another worn-out argument in the “gay debate.” It is a...

June 10, 2016

How to be a Better Christian: Lessons from a Queer Priest

Jesus was trying to communicate to his contemporaries: “Put God first in your life. Orient...

June 07, 2016

How American Christians Use the Bible to Keep Discrimination Alive

If your God is love but your church won’t accept the disenfranchised, those on the...

June 06, 2016

The What, Why, How, and Who of Messy Grace

Have you ever wondered how to live a more grace-filled life? If so, you've come...

April 2016

April 28, 2016

Was it Abuse? I Think So. Because it Left a Scar.

It happened at a church basketball team lock-in. Coach Mills had made us shower one...

April 14, 2016

12 Antidotes for Toxic Christianity

My buddy Morgan Guyton has written a new book, How Jesus Saves the World from...

March 2016

March 17, 2016

Setting the Record Straight about Gay Christians

For years, I have said my struggle is not knowing what I believe about homosexuality...

February 2016

February 15, 2016

The Psych Ward and The Church

As the nurse wheeled me down the long and lonely corridor and through the locked...

February 01, 2016

Struggling in the Spotlight

The struggle with anyone who chooses a more public life is that the fishbowl concept...

January 2016

January 19, 2016

Suicide and the Church

Being interviewed is such a fun gig! I love when people like Fiona allow me...

January 08, 2016

Ending the Stigma of Mental Illness in Christian Communities

"A deep sense of love and belonging is an irreducible need of all people. We...

July 2014

July 16, 2014

Even Preacher's Kids Need Messy Grace

I'm so honored to have Ethan Boggs as a guest blogger today. Portions of this...