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December 2013

December 22, 2013

The Way and Bethlehem

Over two thousand years ago in a stable filled with shit, Mary cried out...

December 22, 2013

Response to Being Given the 2013 Fort Worth PFLAG Equality Award

I accept the Fort Worth PFLAG Equality Award on behalf of all people...

December 21, 2013

Phil Robertson and the United Methodist Church

Though I find it dreadful and disgusting, this whole Phil Robertson/Duck Dynasty controversy over...

December 20, 2013

An Invitation to Birth

Is there any doubt that birth is the theme of this time of year? ...

December 18, 2013

Birth and the Queer

Birth and the Queer Toward the end of the first chapter of...

December 08, 2013

The Baby of Belief

In Luke 1:39-56, a baby named John leaps inside of Elizabeth at the sight of...

December 05, 2013

The Birth of a Child & The Changing of a Fresh Name : A Living Tribute to Nelson Mandela

"You are the light of the world." -Matthew 5:14 Jesus spoke these words...

December 03, 2013

The Calling Past…to Birth

This morning we begin our adventure into a Queer Christmas. In the initial scenes of...

November 2013

November 30, 2013

Jesus Has AIDS

World AIDS Day 2013 In the end of the 25th chapter of the Gospel...

November 27, 2013

apoem: if god be in / a queer rhyme for a queer time

if god be in the sky then what good is such a god for...

November 24, 2013

The Courage to Feel a Resurrection

What a stunning Easter in November! It is freezing, sleeting and possibly snowing outside and...

November 19, 2013

Stop the Damned Drilling!

I will admit that environmental issues have never been one of the driving forces...

November 18, 2013

The Crucifixion of Jesus, Transgender Day of Remembrance & Crimes of Hate

In our journey through the Gospel of John, we find ourselves today experiencing Good...

November 11, 2013

The Execution of Jamie Bruce McCoskey & The Prayer of Life

In 1993, a jury in Harris County convicted Jamie Bruce McCoskey of kidnap and...

November 10, 2013

The Risky Queer Path of Love

We begin this morning with Jesus immersed deep in thought. There is a crime of...

November 05, 2013

Pastors for Texas Children & The Fight for Neighborhood Schools

In the Christian creation myth, God creates humanity. Upon creation, God invites humanity to...

November 03, 2013

Energy = God?

What do you believe God is? I think most people think about God as...

November 02, 2013

apoem: death penalty penalty death

*written on November 2 at the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Lobby Corp...

October 2013

October 28, 2013

Things Grow Queerer or From Mable Peabody’s to My House to Beyond

Let us not delay in stating the obvious. We are meeting this morning...

October 22, 2013

The Queer is Out

Excited to announce the release of The Queer, a colloquial interpretation of the Gospel...

October 21, 2013

Betrayal, Love & Feet

In the thirteenth chapter of John, the closer Jesus gets to the inevitable...

October 17, 2013

peace and love does not include vengeance and violence

I have heard much talk of peace over the past few months. As someone who...

October 14, 2013

National Coming Out Day: Another Sunday Incident, Jesus, & Me/You

This morning we sit firmly between the juxtaposition of safety and risk. Since...

October 07, 2013

A Church Under Attack

Like every Sunday morning, I arrived early at Mable Peabody's Beauty Parlor and Chainsaw Repair...

October 02, 2013

The Danger of Language

I met a young Jewish woman tonight. We were drawn into a conversation about energy,...

September 2013

September 30, 2013

Love is the Way

Jesus was a man under attack. Jesus lovingly healed a blind man and...

September 28, 2013

Remarks from the Inaugural Denton Meeting of Pastors for Texas Children

This afternoon we pastors, educators, students, and social workers gather to express our concern about...

September 22, 2013

The Blind Man

Jesus was walking down the street and saw a man who was blind. The...

September 18, 2013

I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

In John 8, Jesus saves the life of an adulterous woman by getting down in...

September 14, 2013

apoem: eight-year-old commits suicide

eight-year-old commits suicide those were the words in the newspaper i read how can someone...